Chapin's Free-tailed Bat vs mountain paca

Chaerephon chapini compared with Cuniculus taczanowskii

Key Differences

• Chapin's Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while mountain paca is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chapin's Free-tailed Bat	mountain paca
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Molossidae	Cuniculidae
Genus	Chaerephon	Cuniculus
Species	Chaerephon chapini	Cuniculus taczanowskii

Evolutionary Relationship

Chapin's Free-tailed Bat and mountain paca share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Chapin's Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

mountain paca

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chapin's Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mountain paca

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. 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.