Big Free-tailed Bat vs Devil's Bit

Nyctinomops macrotis compared with Ruellia tuberosa

Key Differences

Big Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Devil's Bit is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Free-tailed Bat	Devil's Bit
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Molossidae	Acanthaceae
Genus	Nyctinomops	Ruellia
Species	Nyctinomops macrotis	Ruellia tuberosa

Conservation Status

Big Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Devil's Bit

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Free-tailed Bat	Devil's Bit
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.

Devil's Bit

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Seychelles), Asia (9 countries), North America (Bahamas, Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Palau), and South America (4 countries).

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.