Big Free-tailed Bat vs Dilated Scalewort

Nyctinomops macrotis compared with Frullania dilatata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Free-tailed Bat	Dilated Scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Molossidae	Frullaniaceae
Genus	Nyctinomops	Frullania
Species	Nyctinomops macrotis	Frullania dilatata

Conservation Status

Big Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Dilated Scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Free-tailed Bat	Dilated Scalewort
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.

Dilated Scalewort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (6 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.