Lesser Naked Bat vs Silverfish

Cheiromeles parvidens compared with Ctenolepisma longicaudatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Naked Bat	Silverfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Zygentoma (Zygentoma)
Family	Molossidae	Lepismatidae
Genus	Cheiromeles	Ctenolepisma
Species	Cheiromeles parvidens	Ctenolepisma longicaudatum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Lesser Naked Bat

LC — Least Concern

Silverfish

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Naked Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silverfish

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Cyprus, Taiwan), Europe (11 countries), and North America (United States).