Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat vs Lesser Short-tailed Rat

Chaerephon jobimena compared with Brachyuromys betsileoensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat	Lesser Short-tailed Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Molossidae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Chaerephon	Brachyuromys
Species	Chaerephon jobimena	Brachyuromys betsileoensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat	Lesser Short-tailed Rat
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.

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

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.