Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat vs Thatching grass

Chaerephon major compared with Hyparrhenia hirta

Key Differences

• Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Thatching grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat	Thatching grass
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	Hyparrhenia
Species	Chaerephon major	Hyparrhenia hirta

Conservation Status

Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Thatching grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat	Thatching grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thatching grass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Czech Republic, Portugal, Spain), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).