Foxtail vs Gland-tailed Free-tailed Bat

Amaranthus caudatus compared with Chaerephon bemmeleni

Key Differences

Foxtail is Not Evaluated while Gland-tailed Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Foxtail	Gland-tailed 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	Amaranthaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Amaranthus	Chaerephon
Species	Amaranthus caudatus	Chaerephon bemmeleni

Conservation Status

Foxtail

NE — Not Evaluated

Gland-tailed Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Foxtail	Gland-tailed Free-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Foxtail

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (27 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).