Lesser Naked Bat vs Recurved Peatmoss

Cheiromeles parvidens compared with Sphagnum recurvum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Naked Bat	Recurved Peatmoss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sphagnopsida (Sphagnopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sphagnales (Sphagnales)
Family	Molossidae	Sphagnaceae
Genus	Cheiromeles	Sphagnum
Species	Cheiromeles parvidens	Sphagnum recurvum

Conservation Status

Lesser Naked Bat

LC — Least Concern

Recurved Peatmoss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Naked Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Recurved Peatmoss

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Norway, Portugal, and United States.