Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat vs Orinocoan Sword-nosed Bat

Chaerephon jobimena compared with Lonchorhina orinocensis

Key Differences

• Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Orinocoan Sword-nosed Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat	Orinocoan Sword-nosed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class same	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order same	Chiroptera (рукокрылые)	Chiroptera (рукокрылые)
Family	Molossidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Chaerephon	Lonchorhina
Species	Chaerephon jobimena	Lonchorhina orinocensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat and Orinocoan Sword-nosed Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (рукокрылые)

Conservation Status

Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Orinocoan Sword-nosed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat	Orinocoan Sword-nosed Bat
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.

Orinocoan Sword-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.