Lesser Naked Bat vs Red melastome

Cheiromeles parvidens compared with Melastoma sanguineum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Naked Bat	Red melastome
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Molossidae	Melastomataceae
Genus	Cheiromeles	Melastoma
Species	Cheiromeles parvidens	Melastoma sanguineum

Conservation Status

Lesser Naked Bat

LC — Least Concern

Red melastome

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Naked Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red melastome

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.