Big Brown Bat vs Eastern Whip-poor-will

Eptesicus fuscus compared with Antrostomus vociferus

Key Differences

• Big Brown Bat is Least Concern while Eastern Whip-poor-will is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Brown Bat	Eastern Whip-poor-will
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caprimulgiformes (Caprimulgiformes)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Caprimulgidae
Genus	Eptesicus	Antrostomus
Species	Eptesicus fuscus	Antrostomus vociferus

Evolutionary Relationship

Big Brown Bat and Eastern Whip-poor-will share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Big Brown Bat

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Whip-poor-will

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Brown Bat	Eastern Whip-poor-will
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big Brown Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Colombia, Ecuador, United States, and Venezuela.

Eastern Whip-poor-will

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Big Brown Bat

The Big Brown Bat (Eptesicus fuscus) is a species in the genus Eptesicus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States