Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat vs Shoebutton

Chaerephon johorensis compared with Ardisia elliptica

Key Differences

• Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat is Vulnerable while Shoebutton is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat	Shoebutton
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Molossidae	Primulaceae
Genus	Chaerephon	Ardisia
Species	Chaerephon johorensis	Ardisia elliptica

Conservation Status

Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Shoebutton

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat	Shoebutton
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shoebutton

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (Norway), North America (8 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Samoa).