Bastard Catclaw vs Pocketed Free-tailed Bat

Microgramma lycopodioides compared with Nyctinomops femorosaccus

Key Differences

• Bastard Catclaw is Not Evaluated while Pocketed Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bastard Catclaw	Pocketed Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Polypodiaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Microgramma	Nyctinomops
Species	Microgramma lycopodioides	Nyctinomops femorosaccus

Conservation Status

Bastard Catclaw

NE — Not Evaluated

Pocketed Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bastard Catclaw	Pocketed Free-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bastard Catclaw

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

Pocketed Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bastard Catclaw

The Bastard Catclaw (Microgramma lycopodioides) is a species in the genus Microgramma. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies. Its range includes Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.