Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat vs Greater Ghost Bat

Chaerephon jobimena compared with Diclidurus ingens

Key Differences

• Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Greater Ghost Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat	Greater Ghost Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Molossidae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Chaerephon	Diclidurus
Species	Chaerephon jobimena	Diclidurus ingens

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat and Greater Ghost Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Greater Ghost Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat	Greater Ghost Bat
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.

Greater Ghost Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

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.