Big Free-tailed Bat vs Decurrent Mullein

Nyctinomops macrotis compared with Verbascum decursivum

Key Differences

• Big Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Decurrent Mullein is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Free-tailed Bat	Decurrent Mullein
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Molossidae	Scrophulariaceae
Genus	Nyctinomops	Verbascum
Species	Nyctinomops macrotis	Verbascum decursivum

Conservation Status

Big Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Decurrent Mullein

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Free-tailed Bat	Decurrent Mullein
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.

Decurrent Mullein

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.