Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat vs Winged false buttonweed

Chaerephon johorensis compared with Spermacoce alata

Key Differences

• Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat is Vulnerable while Winged false buttonweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat	Winged false buttonweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Molossidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Chaerephon	Spermacoce
Species	Chaerephon johorensis	Spermacoce alata

Conservation Status

Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Winged false buttonweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat	Winged false buttonweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Winged false buttonweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Guinea, Madagascar), Asia (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).