Big Free-tailed Bat vs Dey's Moon Lichen

Nyctinomops macrotis compared with Sticta deyana

Key Differences

• Big Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Dey's Moon Lichen is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Free-tailed Bat	Dey's Moon Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)
Family	Molossidae	Lobariaceae
Genus	Nyctinomops	Sticta
Species	Nyctinomops macrotis	Sticta deyana

Conservation Status

Big Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Dey's Moon Lichen

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Free-tailed Bat	Dey's Moon Lichen
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.

Dey's Moon Lichen

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.