Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat vs Stinking chamomile

Chaerephon johorensis compared with Anthemis cotula

Key Differences

• Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat is Vulnerable while Stinking chamomile is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat	Stinking chamomile
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Molossidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Chaerephon	Anthemis
Species	Chaerephon johorensis	Anthemis cotula

Conservation Status

Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Stinking chamomile

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking chamomile

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Georgia, India), Europe (13 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.