Chapin's Free-tailed Bat vs Elastic Saddle

Chaerephon chapini compared with Helvella elastica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chapin's Free-tailed Bat	Elastic Saddle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Molossidae	Helvellaceae
Genus	Chaerephon	Helvella
Species	Chaerephon chapini	Helvella elastica

Conservation Status

Chapin's Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Elastic Saddle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chapin's Free-tailed Bat	Elastic Saddle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chapin's Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elastic Saddle

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).

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.