Lesser Naked Bat vs

Cheiromeles parvidens compared with Pyrenula nitida

Key Differences

• Lesser Naked Bat is Least Concern while is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Naked Bat
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Fungi (เห็ดรา)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Eurotiomycetes (Eurotiomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (ค้างคาว)	Pyrenulales (Pyrenulales)
Family	Molossidae	Pyrenulaceae
Genus	Cheiromeles	Pyrenula
Species	Cheiromeles parvidens	Pyrenula nitida

Conservation Status

Lesser Naked Bat

LC — Least Concern

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Naked Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Pyrenula nitida is a corticolous crustose lichen producing a smooth, glossy olive-green to brown thallus with embedded, flask-shaped perithecia on smooth bark of ancient broadleaf trees in humid Atlantic woodland. It is considered a flagship indicator species for long-continuity, old-growth woodland in western Europe. Endangered, this lichen is severely threatened by the loss of veteran trees and ancient woodland habitats.