Big Free-tailed Bat vs Pyralid moth

Nyctinomops macrotis compared with Acrobasis suavella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Free-tailed Bat	Pyralid moth
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Molossidae	Pyralidae
Genus	Nyctinomops	Acrobasis
Species	Nyctinomops macrotis	Acrobasis suavella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Pyralid moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Free-tailed Bat	Pyralid moth
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.

Pyralid moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, 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.