Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat vs Chimney Swift

Nyctinomops laticaudatus compared with Chaetura pelagica

Key Differences

Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Chimney Swift is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat	Chimney Swift
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Molossidae	Apodidae
Genus	Nyctinomops	Chaetura
Species	Nyctinomops laticaudatus	Chaetura pelagica

Evolutionary Relationship

Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat and Chimney Swift share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

View Phylum: Chordata

Conservation Status

Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Chimney Swift

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat	Chimney Swift
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.

Chimney Swift

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (Norway, Sweden), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Chimney Swift

Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.