Lesser Naked Bat vs Mealy Tooth

Cheiromeles parvidens compared with Hydnellum ferrugineum

Key Differences

• Lesser Naked Bat is Least Concern while Mealy Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Naked Bat	Mealy Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Molossidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Cheiromeles	Hydnellum
Species	Cheiromeles parvidens	Hydnellum ferrugineum

Conservation Status

Lesser Naked Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mealy Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Naked Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mealy Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

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