Big Free-tailed Bat vs Onion Smut

Nyctinomops macrotis compared with Urocystis magica

Key Differences

• Big Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Onion Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Free-tailed Bat	Onion Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family	Molossidae	Urocystidaceae
Genus	Nyctinomops	Urocystis
Species	Nyctinomops macrotis	Urocystis magica

Conservation Status

Big Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Onion Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Free-tailed Bat	Onion Smut
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.

Onion Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Poland, 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.