Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat vs Painted Woolly Bat

Chaerephon major compared with Kerivoula picta

Key Differences

• Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Painted Woolly Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat	Painted Woolly Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Molossidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Chaerephon	Kerivoula
Species	Chaerephon major	Kerivoula picta

Evolutionary Relationship

Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat and Painted Woolly Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Painted Woolly Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat	Painted Woolly Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Painted Woolly Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.