Arrocillo vs Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat

Paspalum paniculatum compared with Chaerephon major

Key Differences

• Arrocillo is Not Evaluated while Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrocillo	Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Molossidae
Genus	Paspalum	Chaerephon
Species	Paspalum paniculatum	Chaerephon major

Conservation Status

Arrocillo

NE — Not Evaluated

Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrocillo	Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arrocillo

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (China, Japan, Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (9 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Arrocillo

The Arrocillo, Paspalum paniculatum, is a species. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.