Big Free-tailed Bat vs orangeback flying squid

Nyctinomops macrotis compared with Sthenoteuthis pteropus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Free-tailed Bat	orangeback flying squid
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cephalopoda (Cephalopods)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Oegopsida (Oegopsida)
Family	Molossidae	Ommastrephidae
Genus	Nyctinomops	Sthenoteuthis
Species	Nyctinomops macrotis	Sthenoteuthis pteropus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

orangeback flying squid

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Free-tailed Bat	orangeback flying squid
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.

orangeback flying squid

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.