Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat vs Redclaw

Chaerephon jobimena compared with Cherax quadricarinatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat	Redclaw
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Decapoda (Decapoda)
Family	Molossidae	Parastacidae
Genus	Chaerephon	Cherax
Species	Chaerephon jobimena	Cherax quadricarinatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat and Redclaw share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Redclaw

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat	Redclaw
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.

Redclaw

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (8 countries), Europe (8 countries), North America (5 countries), and South America (5 countries).

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.