Lesser Naked Bat vs Thicket Groundling

Cheiromeles parvidens compared with Gelechia scotinella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Naked Bat	Thicket Groundling
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Molossidae	Gelechiidae
Genus	Cheiromeles	Gelechia
Species	Cheiromeles parvidens	Gelechia scotinella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Lesser Naked Bat

LC — Least Concern

Thicket Groundling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Naked Bat	Thicket Groundling
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Naked Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thicket Groundling

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.