Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat vs Crab-eating Mongoose

Chaerephon jobimena compared with Herpestes urva

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat	Crab-eating Mongoose
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Molossidae	Herpestidae
Genus	Chaerephon	Herpestes
Species	Chaerephon jobimena	Herpestes urva

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat	Crab-eating Mongoose
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.

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

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.