Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat vs Northern Bettong

Chaerephon jobimena compared with Bettongia tropica

Key Differences

• Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Northern Bettong is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat	Northern Bettong
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Molossidae	Potoroidae
Genus	Chaerephon	Bettongia
Species	Chaerephon jobimena	Bettongia tropica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Northern Bettong

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat	Northern Bettong
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.

Northern Bettong

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.