Big Free-tailed Bat vs Dusky-brown Wave

Nyctinomops macrotis compared with Scopula tessellaria

Key Differences

• Big Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Dusky-brown Wave is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Free-tailed Bat	Dusky-brown Wave
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Molossidae	Geometridae
Genus	Nyctinomops	Scopula
Species	Nyctinomops macrotis	Scopula tessellaria

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Dusky-brown Wave

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Free-tailed Bat	Dusky-brown Wave
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.

Dusky-brown Wave

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Belgium.

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.