Devil'S Shoestring vs Nigerian Free-tailed Bat

Polygonum erectum compared with Chaerephon nigeriae

Key Differences

• Devil'S Shoestring is Not Evaluated while Nigerian Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil'S Shoestring	Nigerian Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Polygonaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Polygonum	Chaerephon
Species	Polygonum erectum	Chaerephon nigeriae

Conservation Status

Devil'S Shoestring

NE — Not Evaluated

Nigerian Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil'S Shoestring	Nigerian Free-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil'S Shoestring

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Sweden, and United States.

Nigerian Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.