Chapin's Free-tailed Bat vs Hairy Little Fruit Bat

Chaerephon chapini compared with Rhinophylla alethina

Key Differences

  • Chapin's Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Hairy Little Fruit Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chapin's Free-tailed Bat Hairy Little Fruit Bat
Kingdom same Animalia (สัตว์) Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง) Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class same Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม) Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order same Chiroptera (ค้างคาว) Chiroptera (ค้างคาว)
Family Molossidae Phyllostomidae
Genus Chaerephon Rhinophylla
Species Chaerephon chapini Rhinophylla alethina

Evolutionary Relationship

Chapin's Free-tailed Bat and Hairy Little Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (ค้างคาว)

Conservation Status

Chapin's Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chapin's Free-tailed Bat Hairy Little Fruit Bat
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chapin's Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Chapin's Free-tailed Bat

The Chapin's Free-tailed Bat (Chaerephon chapini) 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.

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

No description available.

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