Long-tailed Wattled Bat vs Silver-backed Needletail

Chalinolobus tuberculatus compared with Hirundapus cochinchinensis

Key Differences

• Long-tailed Wattled Bat is Critically Endangered while Silver-backed Needletail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Wattled Bat	Silver-backed Needletail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Apodidae
Genus	Chalinolobus	Hirundapus
Species	Chalinolobus tuberculatus	Hirundapus cochinchinensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-tailed Wattled Bat and Silver-backed Needletail share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Wattled Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Silver-backed Needletail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Wattled Bat	Silver-backed Needletail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Wattled Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silver-backed Needletail

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.