Lesser Naked Bat vs Shiny Dufourea

Cheiromeles parvidens compared with Dufourea minuta

Key Differences

• Lesser Naked Bat is Least Concern while Shiny Dufourea is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Naked Bat	Shiny Dufourea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Molossidae	Halictidae
Genus	Cheiromeles	Dufourea
Species	Cheiromeles parvidens	Dufourea minuta

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser Naked Bat and Shiny Dufourea share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Lesser Naked Bat

LC — Least Concern

Shiny Dufourea

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Naked Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shiny Dufourea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.