Big Free-tailed Bat vs Dry Rot

Nyctinomops macrotis compared with Serpula lacrymans

Key Differences

• Big Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Dry Rot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Free-tailed Bat	Dry Rot
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Annelida (Segmented Worms)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polychaeta (Polychaeta)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sabellida (Sabellida)
Family	Molossidae	Serpulidae
Genus	Nyctinomops	Serpula
Species	Nyctinomops macrotis	Serpula lacrymans

Evolutionary Relationship

Big Free-tailed Bat and Dry Rot share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Big Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Dry Rot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Free-tailed Bat	Dry Rot
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.

Dry Rot

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 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.