Lesser Naked Bat vs Mountain Ricegrass

Cheiromeles parvidens compared with Piptatheropsis pungens

Key Differences

• Lesser Naked Bat is Least Concern while Mountain Ricegrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Naked Bat	Mountain Ricegrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Molossidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Cheiromeles	Piptatheropsis
Species	Cheiromeles parvidens	Piptatheropsis pungens

Conservation Status

Lesser Naked Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Ricegrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Naked Bat	Mountain Ricegrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Naked Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Ricegrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.