Alectryon vs Mexican free-tailed bat

Alectryon tropicus compared with Tadarida brasiliensis

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Mexican free-tailed bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Mexican free-tailed bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Sapindaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Alectryon	Tadarida
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Tadarida brasiliensis

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Mexican free-tailed bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Mexican free-tailed bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Mexican free-tailed bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Alectryon

The Alectryon (Alectryon tropicus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.