Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat vs thin-necked bladderworm

Chaerephon major compared with Taenia hydatigena

Key Differences

• Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while thin-necked bladderworm is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat	thin-necked bladderworm
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Platyhelminthes (Platyhelminthes)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cestoda (Cestoda)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Cyclophyllidea (Cyclophyllidea)
Family	Molossidae	Taeniidae
Genus	Chaerephon	Taenia
Species	Chaerephon major	Taenia hydatigena

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

thin-necked bladderworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat	thin-necked bladderworm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

thin-necked bladderworm

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.