Forest Num-num vs Greater Naked Bat

Carissa bispinosa compared with Cheiromeles torquatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Num-num	Greater 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	Carissa	Cheiromeles
Species	Carissa bispinosa	Cheiromeles torquatus

Conservation Status

Forest Num-num

LC — Least Concern

Greater Naked Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Num-num	Greater Naked Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Num-num

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and India.

Greater Naked Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.