Gland-tailed Free-tailed Bat vs Purple Needletail

Chaerephon bemmeleni compared with Hirundapus celebensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gland-tailed Free-tailed Bat	Purple Needletail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Molossidae	Apodidae
Genus	Chaerephon	Hirundapus
Species	Chaerephon bemmeleni	Hirundapus celebensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Gland-tailed Free-tailed Bat and Purple Needletail share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Gland-tailed Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Purple Needletail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gland-tailed Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Purple Needletail

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Taiwan.