Chapin's Free-tailed Bat vs Devil's Bit

Chaerephon chapini compared with Ruellia tuberosa

Key Differences

• Chapin's Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Devil's Bit is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chapin's Free-tailed Bat	Devil's Bit
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Molossidae	Acanthaceae
Genus	Chaerephon	Ruellia
Species	Chaerephon chapini	Ruellia tuberosa

Conservation Status

Chapin's Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Devil's Bit

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chapin's Free-tailed Bat	Devil's Bit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chapin's Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Devil's Bit

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Seychelles), Asia (9 countries), North America (Bahamas, Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Palau), and South America (4 countries).

Chapin's Free-tailed Bat

The Chapin's Free-tailed Bat (Chaerephon chapini) 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.