Greater Naked Bat vs Peanut

Cheiromeles torquatus compared with Arachis hypogaea

Key Differences

• Greater Naked Bat is Least Concern while Peanut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Naked Bat	Peanut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Molossidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Cheiromeles	Arachis
Species	Cheiromeles torquatus	Arachis hypogaea

Conservation Status

Greater Naked Bat

LC — Least Concern

Peanut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Naked Bat	Peanut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Naked Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Peanut

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (11 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (13 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).