Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat vs Crestless Fireback

Chaerephon jobimena compared with Lophura erythrophthalma

Key Differences

• Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Crestless Fireback is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat	Crestless Fireback
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Galliformes (Galliformes)
Family	Molossidae	Phasianidae
Genus	Chaerephon	Lophura
Species	Chaerephon jobimena	Lophura erythrophthalma

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat and Crestless Fireback share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Crestless Fireback

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat	Crestless Fireback
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.

Crestless Fireback

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.