Flower-faced Bat vs Gland-tailed Free-tailed Bat

Anthops ornatus compared with Chaerephon bemmeleni

Key Differences

  • Flower-faced Bat is Vulnerable while Gland-tailed Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Flower-faced Bat Gland-tailed Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom same Animalia (动物界) Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same Chordata (脊索动物门) Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class same Mammalia (哺乳動物) Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order same Chiroptera (翼手目) Chiroptera (翼手目)
Family Hipposideridae Molossidae
Genus Anthops Chaerephon
Species Anthops ornatus Chaerephon bemmeleni

Evolutionary Relationship

Flower-faced Bat and Gland-tailed Free-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (翼手目)

Conservation Status

Flower-faced Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Gland-tailed Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Flower-faced Bat Gland-tailed Free-tailed Bat
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flower-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gland-tailed Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flower-faced Bat

No description available.

Gland-tailed Free-tailed Bat

No description available.

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