Dudley'S Rush vs Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat

Juncus tenuis compared with Chaerephon johorensis

Key Differences

• Dudley'S Rush is Least Concern while Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dudley'S Rush	Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Juncaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Juncus	Chaerephon
Species	Juncus tenuis	Chaerephon johorensis

Conservation Status

Dudley'S Rush

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dudley'S Rush	Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dudley'S Rush

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (4 countries), Europe (36 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.