Big Free-tailed Bat vs Death Cap

Nyctinomops macrotis compared with Amanita phalloides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Free-tailed Bat	Death Cap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Molossidae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Nyctinomops	Amanita (Amanitas)
Species	Nyctinomops macrotis	Amanita phalloides

Conservation Status

Big Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Free-tailed Bat	Death Cap
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.

Death Cap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile).

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.