Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat vs Mexican Big-eared Bat

Chaerephon jobimena compared with Corynorhinus mexicanus

Key Differences

• Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Mexican Big-eared Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat	Mexican Big-eared 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	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Chaerephon	Corynorhinus
Species	Chaerephon jobimena	Corynorhinus mexicanus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Big-eared Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat	Mexican Big-eared 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.

Mexican Big-eared Bat

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.