Lesser Naked Bat vs Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Cheiromeles parvidens compared with Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Naked Bat	Peale’s Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family same	Molossidae	Molossidae
Genus	Cheiromeles	Nyctinomops
Species	Cheiromeles parvidens	Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser Naked Bat and Peale’s Free-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Family level: Molossidae.

Conservation Status

Lesser Naked Bat

LC — Least Concern

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Naked Bat	Peale’s Free-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Naked Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.