Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat vs Common Spreadwing

Chaerephon jobimena compared with Lestes sponsa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat	Common Spreadwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Molossidae	Lestidae
Genus	Chaerephon	Lestes
Species	Chaerephon jobimena	Lestes sponsa

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat and Common Spreadwing share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Common Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat	Common Spreadwing
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.

Common Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Common Spreadwing

Common Spreadwing (Lestes sponsa) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.