Lesser Naked Bat vs

Cheiromeles parvidens compared with Pinnularia mesolepta

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Naked Bat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Naviculales (Naviculales)
Family	Molossidae	Pinnulariaceae
Genus	Cheiromeles	Pinnularia
Species	Cheiromeles parvidens	Pinnularia mesolepta

Conservation Status

Lesser Naked Bat

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Naked Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Pinnularia mesolepta is a freshwater diatom with a boat-shaped, symmetrical siliceous frustule and distinctive raphe canal along the cell axis. It inhabits benthic and epiphytic habitats in oligotrophic to mesotrophic freshwater lakes, streams, and bogs. This photosynthetic diatom forms part of the microbial biofilm community in freshwater habitats.