Lesser Naked Bat vs Lygaeid bug

Cheiromeles parvidens compared with Nysius thymi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Naked Bat	Lygaeid bug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Molossidae	Lygaeidae
Genus	Cheiromeles	Nysius
Species	Cheiromeles parvidens	Nysius thymi

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser Naked Bat and Lygaeid bug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Lesser Naked Bat

LC — Least Concern

Lygaeid bug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Naked Bat	Lygaeid bug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Naked Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lygaeid bug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.