Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat vs Long-clawed Shrew

Chaerephon johorensis compared with Sorex unguiculatus

Key Differences

• Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat is Vulnerable while Long-clawed Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat	Long-clawed Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Molossidae	Soricidae
Genus	Chaerephon	Sorex
Species	Chaerephon johorensis	Sorex unguiculatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat and Long-clawed Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat	Long-clawed Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.