Bitternut vs East Asian Free-tailed Bat

Carya cordiformis compared with Tadarida insignis

Key Differences

• Bitternut is Least Concern while East Asian Free-tailed Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitternut	East Asian Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Juglandaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Carya	Tadarida
Species	Carya cordiformis	Tadarida insignis

Conservation Status

Bitternut

LC — Least Concern

East Asian Free-tailed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitternut	East Asian Free-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bitternut

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

East Asian Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Bitternut

The Bitternut (Carya cordiformis) is a species in the genus Carya. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.