Greater Naked Bat vs Stinking chamomile

Cheiromeles torquatus compared with Anthemis cotula

Key Differences

• Greater Naked Bat is Least Concern while Stinking chamomile is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Naked Bat	Stinking chamomile
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Molossidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Cheiromeles	Anthemis
Species	Cheiromeles torquatus	Anthemis cotula

Conservation Status

Greater Naked Bat

LC — Least Concern

Stinking chamomile

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Naked Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking chamomile

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Georgia, India), Europe (13 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.