Big Free-tailed Bat vs Faded Pincertail

Nyctinomops macrotis compared with Onychogomphus costae

Key Differences

• Big Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Faded Pincertail is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Free-tailed Bat	Faded Pincertail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Molossidae	Gomphidae
Genus	Nyctinomops	Onychogomphus
Species	Nyctinomops macrotis	Onychogomphus costae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Faded Pincertail

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Free-tailed Bat	Faded Pincertail
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.

Faded Pincertail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.