Big Free-tailed Bat vs Poison Sumac

Nyctinomops macrotis compared with Toxicodendron vernix

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Free-tailed Bat	Poison Sumac
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Molossidae	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Nyctinomops	Toxicodendron
Species	Nyctinomops macrotis	Toxicodendron vernix

Conservation Status

Big Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Poison Sumac

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Free-tailed Bat	Poison Sumac
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.

Poison Sumac

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.