Lesser Naked Bat vs Starfruit

Cheiromeles parvidens compared with Damasonium polyspermum

Key Differences

• Lesser Naked Bat is Least Concern while Starfruit is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Naked Bat	Starfruit
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Molossidae	Alismataceae
Genus	Cheiromeles	Damasonium
Species	Cheiromeles parvidens	Damasonium polyspermum

Conservation Status

Lesser Naked Bat

LC — Least Concern

Starfruit

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Naked Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Starfruit

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Portugal. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.