Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat vs Cupped Ear

Nyctinomops laticaudatus compared with Otidea cantharella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat	Cupped Ear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Molossidae	Otideaceae
Genus	Nyctinomops	Otidea
Species	Nyctinomops laticaudatus	Otidea cantharella

Conservation Status

Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat	Cupped Ear
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.

Cupped Ear

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.