Lesser Naked Bat vs Pavement ant

Cheiromeles parvidens compared with Tetramorium caespitum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Naked Bat	Pavement ant
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	Formicidae
Genus	Cheiromeles	Tetramorium
Species	Cheiromeles parvidens	Tetramorium caespitum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Lesser Naked Bat

LC — Least Concern

Pavement ant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Naked Bat	Pavement ant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Naked Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pavement ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Venezuela).