Lesser Naked Bat vs pignut

Cheiromeles parvidens compared with Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Key Differences

• Lesser Naked Bat is Least Concern while pignut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Naked Bat	pignut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Molossidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Cheiromeles	Mesosphaerum
Species	Cheiromeles parvidens	Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Conservation Status

Lesser Naked Bat

LC — Least Concern

pignut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Naked Bat	pignut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Naked Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pignut

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Guinea, and Timor-Leste.