Big Free-tailed Bat vs Waved Albatross

Nyctinomops macrotis compared with Phoebastria irrorata

Key Differences

• Big Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Waved Albatross is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Free-tailed Bat	Waved Albatross
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Procellariiformes (Procellariiformes)
Family	Molossidae	Diomedeidae
Genus	Nyctinomops	Phoebastria
Species	Nyctinomops macrotis	Phoebastria irrorata

Evolutionary Relationship

Big Free-tailed Bat and Waved Albatross share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Big Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Waved Albatross

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Free-tailed Bat	Waved Albatross
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.

Waved Albatross

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador