Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat vs Thicket Twist

Chaerephon major compared with Pandemis dumetana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat	Thicket Twist
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Molossidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Chaerephon	Pandemis
Species	Chaerephon major	Pandemis dumetana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Thicket Twist

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat	Thicket Twist
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thicket Twist

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.