Bay Cat vs Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat

Catopuma badia compared with Chaerephon jobimena

Key Differences

• Bay Cat is Endangered while Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bay Cat	Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Molossidae
Genus	Catopuma	Chaerephon
Species	Catopuma badia	Chaerephon jobimena

Evolutionary Relationship

Bay Cat and Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Bay Cat

EN — Endangered

Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bay Cat	Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bay Cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bay Cat

The Bay Cat (Catopuma badia) is a species in the genus Catopuma. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.