Big Free-tailed Bat vs Mexican Hickory

Nyctinomops macrotis compared with Carya palmeri

Key Differences

• Big Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Mexican Hickory is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Free-tailed Bat	Mexican Hickory
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Molossidae	Juglandaceae
Genus	Nyctinomops	Carya
Species	Nyctinomops macrotis	Carya palmeri

Conservation Status

Big Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Hickory

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Free-tailed Bat	Mexican Hickory
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.

Mexican Hickory

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.