Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat vs Cereal Fly

Nyctinomops laticaudatus compared with Geomyza tripunctata

Key Differences

• Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Cereal Fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat	Cereal Fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Molossidae	Opomyzidae
Genus	Nyctinomops	Geomyza
Species	Nyctinomops laticaudatus	Geomyza tripunctata

Evolutionary Relationship

Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat and Cereal Fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Cereal Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat	Cereal Fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Cereal Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

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.

Cereal Fly

The Cereal Fly (Geomyza tripunctata) is a species in the genus Geomyza. Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).