Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat vs slender thistle

Chaerephon major compared with Carduus tenuiflorus

Key Differences

• Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while slender thistle is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat	slender thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Molossidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Chaerephon	Carduus
Species	Chaerephon major	Carduus tenuiflorus

Conservation Status

Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

slender thistle

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat	slender thistle
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 thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.