Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat vs East African little collared fruit bat

Chaerephon jobimena compared with Myonycteris relicta

Key Differences

• Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while East African little collared fruit bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat	East African little collared fruit bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (حيوانات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum same	Chordata (حبليات)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class same	Mammalia (ثدييات)	Mammalia (ثدييات)
Order same	Chiroptera (خفاشيات)	Chiroptera (خفاشيات)
Family	Molossidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Chaerephon	Myonycteris
Species	Chaerephon jobimena	Myonycteris relicta

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat and East African little collared fruit bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (خفاشيات)

Conservation Status

Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

East African little collared fruit bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat	East African little collared fruit bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

East African little collared fruit bat

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

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

Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat

The Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat (Chaerephon jobimena) is a species in the genus Chaerephon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.