Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat vs silverleaf desmodium

Chaerephon major compared with Desmodium uncinatum

Key Differences

• Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while silverleaf desmodium is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat	silverleaf desmodium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Molossidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Chaerephon	Desmodium
Species	Chaerephon major	Desmodium uncinatum

Conservation Status

Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

silverleaf desmodium

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat	silverleaf desmodium
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

silverleaf desmodium

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (El Salvador, Honduras), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).