Big Free-tailed Bat vs Obscure Cotoneaster

Nyctinomops macrotis compared with Cotoneaster obscurus

Key Differences

• Big Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Obscure Cotoneaster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Free-tailed Bat	Obscure Cotoneaster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Molossidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Nyctinomops	Cotoneaster
Species	Nyctinomops macrotis	Cotoneaster obscurus

Conservation Status

Big Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Obscure Cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Free-tailed Bat	Obscure Cotoneaster
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.

Obscure Cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

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.