arrow worm vs Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Parasagitta elegans compared with Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Key Differences

• arrow worm is Not Evaluated while Peale’s Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrow worm	Peale’s Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chaetognatha (arrow worms)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Sagittoidea (Sagittoidea)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Aphragmophora (Aphragmophora)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Sagittidae	Molossidae
Genus	Parasagitta	Nyctinomops
Species	Parasagitta elegans	Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Evolutionary Relationship

arrow worm and Peale’s Free-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

arrow worm

NE — Not Evaluated

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrow worm	Peale’s Free-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arrow worm

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Norway.

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

arrow worm

The Arrow worm, Parasagitta elegans, is a species. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.