Chapin's Free-tailed Bat vs Date Waxcap

Chaerephon chapini compared with Hygrocybe spadicea

Key Differences

• Chapin's Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Date Waxcap is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chapin's Free-tailed Bat	Date Waxcap
Kingdom	Animalia (حيوانات)	Fungi (فطر)
Phylum	Chordata (حبليات)	Basidiomycota (دعاميات)
Class	Mammalia (ثدييات)	Agaricomycetes (غاريقونانية)
Order	Chiroptera (خفاشيات)	Agaricales (غاريقونيات)
Family	Molossidae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Chaerephon	Hygrocybe
Species	Chaerephon chapini	Hygrocybe spadicea

Conservation Status

Chapin's Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Date Waxcap

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chapin's Free-tailed Bat	Date Waxcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chapin's Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Date Waxcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

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

Chapin's Free-tailed Bat

The Chapin's Free-tailed Bat (Chaerephon chapini) 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.