dwarf milkweed vs Lesser Naked Bat

Asclepias ovalifolia compared with Cheiromeles parvidens

Key Differences

• dwarf milkweed is Not Evaluated while Lesser Naked Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	dwarf milkweed	Lesser Naked Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Apocynaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Asclepias	Cheiromeles
Species	Asclepias ovalifolia	Cheiromeles parvidens

Conservation Status

dwarf milkweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Naked Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	dwarf milkweed	Lesser Naked Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

dwarf milkweed

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

Lesser Naked Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.