Big Free-tailed Bat vs House fly

Nyctinomops macrotis compared with Hydrotaea aenescens

Key Differences

• Big Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while House fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Free-tailed Bat	House fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Molossidae	Muscidae
Genus	Nyctinomops	Hydrotaea
Species	Nyctinomops macrotis	Hydrotaea aenescens

Evolutionary Relationship

Big Free-tailed Bat and House fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Big Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

House fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Free-tailed Bat	House fly
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.

House fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (17 countries) and North America (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.