Lesser Naked Bat vs Mud Dauber

Cheiromeles parvidens compared with Sceliphron caementarium

Key Differences

• Lesser Naked Bat is Least Concern while Mud Dauber is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Naked Bat	Mud Dauber
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Molossidae	Sphecidae
Genus	Cheiromeles	Sceliphron
Species	Cheiromeles parvidens	Sceliphron caementarium

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Lesser Naked Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mud Dauber

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Naked Bat	Mud Dauber
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Naked Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mud Dauber

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (15 countries), and North America (United States).