Chapin's Free-tailed Bat vs Five-spot Ermel

Chaerephon chapini compared with Ethmia terminella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chapin's Free-tailed Bat	Five-spot Ermel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Molossidae	Ethmiidae
Genus	Chaerephon	Ethmia
Species	Chaerephon chapini	Ethmia terminella

Evolutionary Relationship

Chapin's Free-tailed Bat and Five-spot Ermel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chapin's Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Five-spot Ermel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chapin's Free-tailed Bat	Five-spot Ermel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chapin's Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Five-spot Ermel

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.