Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat vs Silent Firefly

Chaerephon major compared with Photinus indictus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat	Silent Firefly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Molossidae	Lampyridae
Genus	Chaerephon	Photinus
Species	Chaerephon major	Photinus indictus

Evolutionary Relationship

Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat and Silent Firefly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Silent Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat	Silent Firefly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silent Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.