Malayan Free-tailed Bat vs Salento Iris

Mops mops compared with Iris revoluta

Key Differences

• Malayan Free-tailed Bat is Near Threatened while Salento Iris is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Free-tailed Bat	Salento Iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Molossidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Mops	Iris
Species	Mops mops	Iris revoluta

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan Free-tailed Bat and Salento Iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Malayan Free-tailed Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Salento Iris

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Free-tailed Bat	Salento Iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Salento Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.