Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat vs dooryard sowbug

Nyctinomops laticaudatus compared with Porcellio laevis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat	dooryard sowbug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Isopoda (Isopoda)
Family	Molossidae	Porcellionidae
Genus	Nyctinomops	Porcellio
Species	Nyctinomops laticaudatus	Porcellio laevis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat	dooryard sowbug
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.

dooryard sowbug

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (12 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.