Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat vs Narrow-striped Mongoose

Chaerephon jobimena compared with Mungotictis decemlineata

Key Differences

• Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Narrow-striped Mongoose is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat	Narrow-striped Mongoose
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Molossidae	Eupleridae
Genus	Chaerephon	Mungotictis
Species	Chaerephon jobimena	Mungotictis decemlineata

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat and Narrow-striped Mongoose share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Narrow-striped Mongoose

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat	Narrow-striped Mongoose
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.

Narrow-striped Mongoose

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.