Grey Tooth vs Lesser Naked Bat

Phellodon melaleucus compared with Cheiromeles parvidens

Key Differences

• Grey Tooth is Endangered while Lesser Naked Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grey Tooth	Lesser Naked Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Thelephoraceae	Molossidae
Genus	Phellodon	Cheiromeles
Species	Phellodon melaleucus	Cheiromeles parvidens

Conservation Status

Grey Tooth

EN — Endangered

Lesser Naked Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grey Tooth	Lesser Naked Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Grey Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Lesser Naked Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.