Big Free-tailed Bat vs Slender Spreadwing

Nyctinomops macrotis compared with Lestes rectangularis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Free-tailed Bat	Slender Spreadwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Molossidae	Lestidae
Genus	Nyctinomops	Lestes
Species	Nyctinomops macrotis	Lestes rectangularis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Slender Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Free-tailed Bat	Slender Spreadwing
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.

Slender Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.