Big Free-tailed Bat vs Butternut

Nyctinomops macrotis compared with Juglans cinerea

Key Differences

• Big Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Butternut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Free-tailed Bat	Butternut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Molossidae	Juglandaceae
Genus	Nyctinomops	Juglans
Species	Nyctinomops macrotis	Juglans cinerea

Conservation Status

Big Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Butternut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Butternut

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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.

Butternut

The Butternut (Juglans cinerea) is a species in the genus Juglans. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.