Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat vs Desert Indigo

Nyctinomops laticaudatus compared with Indigofera brevidens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat	Desert Indigo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Molossidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Nyctinomops	Indigofera
Species	Nyctinomops laticaudatus	Indigofera brevidens

Conservation Status

Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Desert Indigo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat	Desert Indigo
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.

Desert Indigo

Habitat

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

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.