Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat vs Creeping Cotoneaster

Nyctinomops laticaudatus compared with Cotoneaster adpressus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat	Creeping Cotoneaster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Molossidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Nyctinomops	Cotoneaster
Species	Nyctinomops laticaudatus	Cotoneaster adpressus

Conservation Status

Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Creeping Cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat	Creeping Cotoneaster
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.

Creeping Cotoneaster

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Turkey), Europe (7 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.