Bearded Spiderhead vs Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Serruria phylicoides compared with Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bearded Spiderhead	Peale’s Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Proteales (Proteales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Proteaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Serruria	Nyctinomops
Species	Serruria phylicoides	Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Conservation Status

Bearded Spiderhead

LC — Least Concern

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bearded Spiderhead	Peale’s Free-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bearded Spiderhead

Habitat

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

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Bearded Spiderhead

The Bearded Spiderhead (Serruria phylicoides) is a species in the genus Serruria. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.