Big Free-tailed Bat vs Forest Ironplum

Nyctinomops macrotis compared with Drypetes gerrardii

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Big Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Forest Ironplum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Free-tailed Bat	Forest Ironplum
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 Ironplum

Habitat

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

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.