Chapin's Free-tailed Bat vs Lesser devilray

Chaerephon chapini compared with Mobula kuhlii

Key Differences

  • Chapin's Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Lesser devilray is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chapin's Free-tailed Bat Lesser devilray
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Elasmobranchii
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family Molossidae Myliobatidae
Genus Chaerephon Mobula
Species Chaerephon chapini Mobula kuhlii

Evolutionary Relationship

Chapin's Free-tailed Bat and Lesser devilray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Chapin's Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Lesser devilray

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chapin's Free-tailed Bat Lesser devilray
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chapin's Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser devilray

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.

Lesser devilray

No description available.

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