Big Free-tailed Bat vs Shallon

Nyctinomops macrotis compared with Gaultheria shallon

Key Differences

• Big Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Shallon is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Free-tailed Bat	Shallon
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Molossidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Nyctinomops	Gaultheria
Species	Nyctinomops macrotis	Gaultheria shallon

Conservation Status

Big Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Shallon

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Free-tailed Bat	Shallon
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.

Shallon

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada).

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.