Big Free-tailed Bat vs Starry Pipewort

Nyctinomops macrotis compared with Eriocaulon stellulatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Free-tailed Bat	Starry Pipewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Molossidae	Eriocaulaceae
Genus	Nyctinomops	Eriocaulon
Species	Nyctinomops macrotis	Eriocaulon stellulatum

Conservation Status

Big Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Starry Pipewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Free-tailed Bat	Starry Pipewort
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.

Starry Pipewort

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.