Big Free-tailed Bat vs river moss

Nyctinomops macrotis compared with Fontinalis hypnoides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Free-tailed Bat	river moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Molossidae	Fontinalaceae
Genus	Nyctinomops	Fontinalis
Species	Nyctinomops macrotis	Fontinalis hypnoides

Conservation Status

Big Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

river moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Free-tailed Bat	river moss
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.

river moss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, 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.