Devil's horsewhip vs Greater Naked Bat

Achyranthes aspera compared with Cheiromeles torquatus

Key Differences

• Devil's horsewhip is Not Evaluated while Greater Naked Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's horsewhip	Greater Naked Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Amaranthaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Achyranthes	Cheiromeles
Species	Achyranthes aspera	Cheiromeles torquatus

Conservation Status

Devil's horsewhip

NE — Not Evaluated

Greater Naked Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's horsewhip	Greater Naked Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil's horsewhip

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (Italy, Spain, United Kingdom), North America (13 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Suriname).

Greater Naked Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.