Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat vs Raphia Palm

Chaerephon major compared with Raphia farinifera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat	Raphia Palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Molossidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Chaerephon	Raphia
Species	Chaerephon major	Raphia farinifera

Conservation Status

Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Raphia Palm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat	Raphia Palm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Raphia Palm

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Cameroon, Comoros, Madagascar, and Seychelles.