Chapin's Free-tailed Bat vs Firewheel

Chaerephon chapini compared with Gaillardia pulchella

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chapin's Free-tailed Bat	Firewheel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Molossidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Chaerephon	Gaillardia
Species	Chaerephon chapini	Gaillardia pulchella

Conservation Status

Chapin's Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Firewheel

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chapin's Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Firewheel

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (4 countries), Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, Dominican Republic, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Kiribati, Palau), and South America (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.