Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat vs Checkerberry

Nyctinomops laticaudatus compared with Gaultheria procumbens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat	Checkerberry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Molossidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Nyctinomops	Gaultheria
Species	Nyctinomops laticaudatus	Gaultheria procumbens

Conservation Status

Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Checkerberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat	Checkerberry
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.

Checkerberry

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).

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.

Checkerberry

The Checkerberry (Gaultheria procumbens) is a species in the genus Gaultheria. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.