Chapin's Free-tailed Bat vs few-flowered sedge

Chaerephon chapini compared with Carex fuliginosa

Key Differences

• Chapin's Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while few-flowered sedge is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chapin's Free-tailed Bat	few-flowered sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Molossidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Chaerephon	Carex
Species	Chaerephon chapini	Carex fuliginosa

Conservation Status

Chapin's Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

few-flowered sedge

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chapin's Free-tailed Bat	few-flowered sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chapin's Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

few-flowered sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

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

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.