Nigerian Free-tailed Bat vs Scaly Hawkbit

Chaerephon nigeriae compared with Hedypnois cretica

Key Differences

• Nigerian Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Scaly Hawkbit is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Nigerian Free-tailed Bat	Scaly Hawkbit
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Molossidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Chaerephon	Hedypnois
Species	Chaerephon nigeriae	Hedypnois cretica

Conservation Status

Nigerian Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Scaly Hawkbit

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Nigerian Free-tailed Bat	Scaly Hawkbit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Nigerian Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scaly Hawkbit

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Chile).