bog-asphodel vs Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat

Narthecium americanum compared with Nyctinomops laticaudatus

Key Differences

• bog-asphodel is Extinct while Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bog-asphodel	Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Nartheciaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Narthecium	Nyctinomops
Species	Narthecium americanum	Nyctinomops laticaudatus

Conservation Status

bog-asphodel

EX — Extinct

Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bog-asphodel	Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bog-asphodel

Habitat

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

Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

bog-asphodel

The bog-asphodel (Narthecium americanum) is a species in the genus Narthecium. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List.

Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat

The Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat (Nyctinomops laticaudatus) 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.