Big Free-tailed Bat vs Frisch's carpet beetle

Nyctinomops macrotis compared with Dermestes frischi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Free-tailed Bat	Frisch's carpet beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Molossidae	Dermestidae
Genus	Nyctinomops	Dermestes
Species	Nyctinomops macrotis	Dermestes frischi

Evolutionary Relationship

Big Free-tailed Bat and Frisch's carpet beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Big Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Frisch's carpet beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Free-tailed Bat	Frisch's carpet beetle
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.

Frisch's carpet beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Israel, Japan), Europe (17 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

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.