Long-tailed Wattled Bat vs Variable Chafer

Chalinolobus tuberculatus compared with Gnorimus variabilis

Key Differences

• Long-tailed Wattled Bat is Critically Endangered while Variable Chafer is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Wattled Bat	Variable Chafer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Scarabaeidae
Genus	Chalinolobus	Gnorimus
Species	Chalinolobus tuberculatus	Gnorimus variabilis

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-tailed Wattled Bat and Variable Chafer share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Wattled Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Variable Chafer

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Wattled Bat	Variable Chafer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Wattled Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Variable Chafer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.