Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat vs Running mountaingrass

Chaerephon major compared with Oplismenus compositus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat	Running mountaingrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Molossidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Chaerephon	Oplismenus
Species	Chaerephon major	Oplismenus compositus

Conservation Status

Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Running mountaingrass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat	Running mountaingrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Running mountaingrass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Indonesia, Taiwan), Europe (France, United Kingdom), North America (Guatemala, Honduras, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (9 countries), and South America (Colombia).