Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat vs Mint Rust

Chaerephon jobimena compared with Puccinia menthae

Key Differences

• Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Mint Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat	Mint Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Molossidae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Chaerephon	Puccinia
Species	Chaerephon jobimena	Puccinia menthae

Conservation Status

Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mint Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat	Mint Rust
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.

Mint Rust

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.