featherwing beetle vs Little Free-tailed Bat

Acrotrichis cognata compared with Chaerephon pumilus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	featherwing beetle	Little Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Ptiliidae	Molossidae
Genus	Acrotrichis	Chaerephon
Species	Acrotrichis cognata	Chaerephon pumilus

Evolutionary Relationship

featherwing beetle and Little Free-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

featherwing beetle

LC — Least Concern

Little Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	featherwing beetle	Little Free-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

featherwing beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Little Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.