Big Free-tailed Bat vs Red melastome

Nyctinomops macrotis compared with Melastoma sanguineum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Free-tailed Bat	Red melastome
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Molossidae	Melastomataceae
Genus	Nyctinomops	Melastoma
Species	Nyctinomops macrotis	Melastoma sanguineum

Conservation Status

Big Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Red melastome

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Free-tailed Bat	Red melastome
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.

Red melastome

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.