Chinese Mallow vs Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat

Malva verticillata compared with Chaerephon johorensis

Key Differences

• Chinese Mallow is Not Evaluated while Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Mallow	Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Malvaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Malva	Chaerephon
Species	Malva verticillata	Chaerephon johorensis

Conservation Status

Chinese Mallow

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Mallow	Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Mallow

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), South Africa, Zimbabwe), Asia (4 countries), Europe (30 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinese Mallow

The Chinese Mallow (Malva verticillata) is a species in the genus Malva. Native to Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Brazil.