Greater Naked Bat vs

Cheiromeles torquatus compared with Sphingobium ummariense

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Naked Bat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Alphaproteobacteria (Alphaproteobacteria)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sphingomonadales (Sphingomonadales)
Family	Molossidae	Sphingomonadaceae
Genus	Cheiromeles	Sphingobium
Species	Cheiromeles torquatus	Sphingobium ummariense

Conservation Status

Greater Naked Bat

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Naked Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Sphingobium ummariense is a Gram-negative aerobic bacterium first described from Ummari, India, reflecting its geographic isolation locality. It inhabits tropical soils of South Asia. This chemoheterotrophic rod degrades aromatic compounds and other organic substrates in warm terrestrial environments.