Nigerian Free-tailed Bat vs Slender Spreadwing

Chaerephon nigeriae compared with Lestes rectangularis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Nigerian Free-tailed Bat	Slender Spreadwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Molossidae	Lestidae
Genus	Chaerephon	Lestes
Species	Chaerephon nigeriae	Lestes rectangularis

Evolutionary Relationship

Nigerian Free-tailed Bat and Slender Spreadwing share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Nigerian Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Slender Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Nigerian Free-tailed Bat	Slender Spreadwing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Nigerian Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slender Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.