Chapin's Free-tailed Bat vs North American porcupine

Chaerephon chapini compared with Erethizon dorsatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chapin's Free-tailed Bat	North American porcupine
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	Erethizontidae
Genus	Chaerephon	Erethizon
Species	Chaerephon chapini	Erethizon dorsatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chapin's Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

North American porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chapin's Free-tailed Bat	North American porcupine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chapin's Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

North American porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

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.