Big Free-tailed Bat vs Capote

Nyctinomops macrotis compared with Xanthosoma robustum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Free-tailed Bat	Capote
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Molossidae	Araceae
Genus	Nyctinomops	Xanthosoma
Species	Nyctinomops macrotis	Xanthosoma robustum

Conservation Status

Big Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Capote

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Free-tailed Bat	Capote
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.

Capote

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras, and 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.

Capote

The Capote (Xanthosoma robustum) is a species in the genus Xanthosoma. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia