joint-vetch vs Little Free-tailed Bat

Aeschynomene americana compared with Chaerephon pumilus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	joint-vetch	Little Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Fabaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Aeschynomene	Chaerephon
Species	Aeschynomene americana	Chaerephon pumilus

Conservation Status

joint-vetch

LC — Least Concern

Little Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	joint-vetch	Little Free-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

joint-vetch

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (5 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).