Big Free-tailed Bat vs Foxtail

Nyctinomops macrotis compared with Amaranthus caudatus

Key Differences

Big Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Foxtail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Free-tailed Bat	Foxtail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Molossidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Nyctinomops	Amaranthus
Species	Nyctinomops macrotis	Amaranthus caudatus

Conservation Status

Big Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Foxtail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Free-tailed Bat	Foxtail
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.

Foxtail

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (27 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.