Big Free-tailed Bat vs Irish Major

Nyctinomops macrotis compared with Oxycera fallenii

Key Differences

• Big Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Irish Major is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Free-tailed Bat	Irish Major
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Molossidae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Nyctinomops	Oxycera
Species	Nyctinomops macrotis	Oxycera fallenii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Irish Major

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Free-tailed Bat	Irish Major
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.

Irish Major

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.