Arrowhead Piculet vs Big Free-tailed Bat

Picumnus minutissimus compared with Nyctinomops macrotis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrowhead Piculet	Big Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Piciformes (Piciformes)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Picidae	Molossidae
Genus	Picumnus	Nyctinomops
Species	Picumnus minutissimus	Nyctinomops macrotis

Evolutionary Relationship

Arrowhead Piculet and Big Free-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Arrowhead Piculet

LC — Least Concern

Big Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrowhead Piculet	Big Free-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arrowhead Piculet

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Big Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Arrowhead Piculet

The Arrowhead Piculet, Picumnus minutissimus, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

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.