Dock vs Nigerian Free-tailed Bat

Rumex confusus compared with Chaerephon nigeriae

Key Differences

• Dock is Not Evaluated while Nigerian Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dock	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	Rumex	Chaerephon
Species	Rumex confusus	Chaerephon nigeriae

Conservation Status

Dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Nigerian Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dock	Nigerian Free-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dock

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, United Kingdom, and United States.

Nigerian Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.