Fijian Free-tailed Bat vs Tufted Clusterfly

Chaerephon bregullae compared with Pollenia pediculata

Key Differences

• Fijian Free-tailed Bat is Endangered while Tufted Clusterfly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fijian Free-tailed Bat	Tufted Clusterfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Molossidae	Polleniidae
Genus	Chaerephon	Pollenia
Species	Chaerephon bregullae	Pollenia pediculata

Evolutionary Relationship

Fijian Free-tailed Bat and Tufted Clusterfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Fijian Free-tailed Bat

EN — Endangered

Tufted Clusterfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fijian Free-tailed Bat	Tufted Clusterfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fijian Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tufted Clusterfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.