Big Free-tailed Bat vs Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet

Nyctinomops macrotis compared with Zygaena lonicerae

Key Differences

• Big Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Free-tailed Bat	Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Molossidae	Zygaenidae
Genus	Nyctinomops	Zygaena
Species	Nyctinomops macrotis	Zygaena lonicerae

Evolutionary Relationship

Big Free-tailed Bat and Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Big Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Free-tailed Bat	Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet
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.

Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland. Currently classified as Endangered 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.