Big Free-tailed Bat vs Underwood’s Bonneted Bat

Nyctinomops macrotis compared with Eumops underwoodi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Free-tailed Bat	Underwood’s Bonneted Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family same	Molossidae	Molossidae
Genus	Nyctinomops	Eumops
Species	Nyctinomops macrotis	Eumops underwoodi

Evolutionary Relationship

Big Free-tailed Bat and Underwood’s Bonneted Bat share a common ancestor at the Family level: Molossidae.

Conservation Status

Big Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Underwood’s Bonneted Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Free-tailed Bat	Underwood’s Bonneted Bat
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.

Underwood’s Bonneted Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.