Chapin's Free-tailed Bat vs fire moss

Chaerephon chapini compared with Ceratodon purpureus

Key Differences

• Chapin's Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while fire moss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chapin's Free-tailed Bat	fire moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Dicranales (Dicranales)
Family	Molossidae	Ditrichaceae
Genus	Chaerephon	Ceratodon
Species	Chaerephon chapini	Ceratodon purpureus

Conservation Status

Chapin's Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

fire moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chapin's Free-tailed Bat	fire moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chapin's Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

fire moss

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.