Big Free-tailed Bat vs Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Nyctinomops macrotis compared with Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Free-tailed Bat	Peale’s Free-tailed 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 same	Molossidae	Molossidae
Genus same	Nyctinomops	Nyctinomops
Species	Nyctinomops macrotis	Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Big Free-tailed Bat and Peale’s Free-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Nyctinomops.

Conservation Status

Big Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Free-tailed Bat	Peale’s Free-tailed 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.

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

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 🇻🇪 Venezuela