Big Free-tailed Bat vs Greater Broad-nosed Bat

Nyctinomops macrotis compared with Platyrrhinus vittatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Free-tailed Bat	Greater Broad-nosed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (حيوانات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum same	Chordata (حبليات)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class same	Mammalia (ثدييات)	Mammalia (ثدييات)
Order same	Chiroptera (خفاشيات)	Chiroptera (خفاشيات)
Family	Molossidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Nyctinomops	Platyrrhinus
Species	Nyctinomops macrotis	Platyrrhinus vittatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Big Free-tailed Bat and Greater Broad-nosed Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (خفاشيات)

Conservation Status

Big Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Greater Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Free-tailed Bat	Greater Broad-nosed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Greater Broad-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Big Free-tailed Bat

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela