Big Free-tailed Bat vs Cutnut

Nyctinomops macrotis compared with Barringtonia edulis

Key Differences

• Big Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Cutnut is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Free-tailed Bat	Cutnut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Molossidae	Lecythidaceae
Genus	Nyctinomops	Barringtonia
Species	Nyctinomops macrotis	Barringtonia edulis

Conservation Status

Big Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Cutnut

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Free-tailed Bat	Cutnut
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.

Cutnut

Habitat

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

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.