Gland-tailed Free-tailed Bat vs Waved Pincertail

Chaerephon bemmeleni compared with Onychogomphus flexuosus

Key Differences

• Gland-tailed Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Waved Pincertail is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gland-tailed Free-tailed Bat	Waved Pincertail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Molossidae	Gomphidae
Genus	Chaerephon	Onychogomphus
Species	Chaerephon bemmeleni	Onychogomphus flexuosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gland-tailed Free-tailed Bat and Waved Pincertail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gland-tailed Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Waved Pincertail

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gland-tailed Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Waved Pincertail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.