Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat vs cotton aphid

Nyctinomops laticaudatus compared with Aphis gossypii

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat	cotton aphid
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Molossidae	Aphididae
Genus	Nyctinomops	Aphis
Species	Nyctinomops laticaudatus	Aphis gossypii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

cotton aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat	cotton aphid
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.

cotton aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (4 countries), Europe (29 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia).

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.