butterfly-pea vs Lesser Naked Bat

Centrosema virginianum compared with Cheiromeles parvidens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	butterfly-pea	Lesser Naked Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Fabaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Centrosema	Cheiromeles
Species	Centrosema virginianum	Cheiromeles parvidens

Conservation Status

butterfly-pea

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Naked Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	butterfly-pea	Lesser Naked Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

butterfly-pea

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and India.

Lesser Naked Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

butterfly-pea

The Butterfly-pea (Centrosema virginianum) is a species in the genus Centrosema. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.