Devil's Bit vs Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat

Ruellia tuberosa compared with Chaerephon johorensis

Key Differences

Devil's Bit is Not Evaluated while Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Bit	Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Acanthaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Ruellia	Chaerephon
Species	Ruellia tuberosa	Chaerephon johorensis

Conservation Status

Devil's Bit

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Bit	Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil's Bit

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Seychelles), Asia (9 countries), North America (Bahamas, Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Palau), and South America (4 countries).