Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat vs Oily Waxcap

Chaerephon jobimena compared with Hygrocybe quieta

Key Differences

• Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Oily Waxcap is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat	Oily Waxcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Molossidae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Chaerephon	Hygrocybe
Species	Chaerephon jobimena	Hygrocybe quieta

Conservation Status

Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Oily Waxcap

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat	Oily Waxcap
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.

Oily Waxcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.