Lesser Naked Bat vs Safflower

Cheiromeles parvidens compared with Carthamus tinctorius

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Naked Bat	Safflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Molossidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Cheiromeles	Carthamus
Species	Cheiromeles parvidens	Carthamus tinctorius

Conservation Status

Lesser Naked Bat

LC — Least Concern

Safflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Naked Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Safflower

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Asia (6 countries), Europe (24 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 countries).