Little Free-tailed Bat vs Shingled Hedgehog

Chaerephon pumilus compared with Sarcodon imbricatus

Key Differences

• Little Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Shingled Hedgehog is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Little Free-tailed Bat	Shingled Hedgehog
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Molossidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Chaerephon	Sarcodon
Species	Chaerephon pumilus	Sarcodon imbricatus

Conservation Status

Little Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Shingled Hedgehog

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Little Free-tailed Bat	Shingled Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Little Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shingled Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.