Big Free-tailed Bat vs Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Nyctinomops macrotis compared with Nephelomys moerex

Key Differences

Big Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Gray-bellied Rice Rat is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Free-tailed Bat	Gray-bellied Rice Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Molossidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Nyctinomops	Nephelomys
Species	Nyctinomops macrotis	Nephelomys moerex

Evolutionary Relationship

Big Free-tailed Bat and Gray-bellied Rice Rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

View Class: Mammalia

Conservation Status

Big Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Free-tailed Bat	Gray-bellied Rice Rat
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.

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

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.