Big Free-tailed Bat vs marsh mealybug

Nyctinomops macrotis compared with Atrococcus paludinus

Key Differences

• Big Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while marsh mealybug is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Free-tailed Bat	marsh mealybug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Molossidae	Pseudococcidae
Genus	Nyctinomops	Atrococcus
Species	Nyctinomops macrotis	Atrococcus paludinus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

marsh mealybug

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Free-tailed Bat	marsh mealybug
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.

marsh mealybug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.