East Asian Free-tailed Bat vs Woolly Tooth

Tadarida insignis compared with Phellodon tomentosus

Key Differences

• East Asian Free-tailed Bat is Data Deficient while Woolly Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	East Asian Free-tailed Bat	Woolly Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Molossidae	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Tadarida	Phellodon
Species	Tadarida insignis	Phellodon tomentosus

Conservation Status

East Asian Free-tailed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Woolly Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	East Asian Free-tailed Bat	Woolly Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

East Asian Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Woolly Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.