Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat vs New Caledonian Flying Fox

Chaerephon jobimena compared with Pteropus vetula

Key Differences

• Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while New Caledonian Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat	New Caledonian Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mamalia)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order same	Chiroptera (Kelelawar)	Chiroptera (Kelelawar)
Family	Molossidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Chaerephon	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Chaerephon jobimena	Pteropus vetula

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat and New Caledonian Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Kelelawar)

Conservation Status

Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

New Caledonian Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat	New Caledonian Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

New Caledonian Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat

The Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat (Chaerephon jobimena) is a species in the genus Chaerephon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.