Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat vs Slender lantern shark

Chaerephon major compared with Etmopterus pusillus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat	Slender lantern shark
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Squaliformes (Squaliformes)
Family	Molossidae	Etmopteridae
Genus	Chaerephon	Etmopterus
Species	Chaerephon major	Etmopterus pusillus

Evolutionary Relationship

Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat and Slender lantern shark share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Slender lantern shark

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat	Slender lantern shark
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slender lantern shark

Habitat

Native to Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Chile and Portugal.