Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat vs Thatching grass

Chaerephon johorensis compared with Hyparrhenia hirta

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat	Thatching grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Molossidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Chaerephon	Hyparrhenia
Species	Chaerephon johorensis	Hyparrhenia hirta

Conservation Status

Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Thatching grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thatching grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Czech Republic, Portugal, Spain), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).