Big Free-tailed Bat vs Winged Jurinea

Nyctinomops macrotis compared with Jurinea alata

Key Differences

• Big Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Winged Jurinea is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Free-tailed Bat	Winged Jurinea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Molossidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Nyctinomops	Jurinea
Species	Nyctinomops macrotis	Jurinea alata

Conservation Status

Big Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Winged Jurinea

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Free-tailed Bat	Winged Jurinea
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.

Winged Jurinea

Habitat

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

Range

Found in France. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.