Big Free-tailed Bat vs Pale-winged Dog-like Bat

Nyctinomops macrotis compared with Peropteryx pallidoptera

Key Differences

• Big Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Pale-winged Dog-like Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Free-tailed Bat	Pale-winged Dog-like Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Molossidae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Nyctinomops	Peropteryx
Species	Nyctinomops macrotis	Peropteryx pallidoptera

Evolutionary Relationship

Big Free-tailed Bat and Pale-winged Dog-like Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Big Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Pale-winged Dog-like Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Free-tailed Bat	Pale-winged Dog-like Bat
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.

Pale-winged Dog-like Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador