Big Free-tailed Bat vs Forest Croton

Nyctinomops macrotis compared with Croton sylvaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Free-tailed Bat	Forest Croton
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Molossidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Nyctinomops	Croton
Species	Nyctinomops macrotis	Croton sylvaticus

Conservation Status

Big Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Forest Croton

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Free-tailed Bat	Forest Croton
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.

Forest Croton

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Guinea.

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.