Lesser Naked Bat vs Rattlebox

Cheiromeles parvidens compared with Sesbania punicea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Naked Bat	Rattlebox
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Molossidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Cheiromeles	Sesbania
Species	Cheiromeles parvidens	Sesbania punicea

Conservation Status

Lesser Naked Bat

LC — Least Concern

Rattlebox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Naked Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rattlebox

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Venezuela).