Big Free-tailed Bat vs Gray-breasted Sabrewing

Nyctinomops macrotis compared with Campylopterus largipennis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Free-tailed Bat	Gray-breasted Sabrewing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Molossidae	Trochilidae
Genus	Nyctinomops	Campylopterus
Species	Nyctinomops macrotis	Campylopterus largipennis

Evolutionary Relationship

Big Free-tailed Bat and Gray-breasted Sabrewing share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Big Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Gray-breasted Sabrewing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Free-tailed Bat	Gray-breasted Sabrewing
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-breasted Sabrewing

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela