Big Free-tailed Bat vs Red Truffle

Nyctinomops macrotis compared with Tuber rufum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Free-tailed Bat	Red Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Molossidae	Tuberaceae
Genus	Nyctinomops	Tuber
Species	Nyctinomops macrotis	Tuber rufum

Conservation Status

Big Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Red Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Free-tailed Bat	Red Truffle
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 Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden.

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.