Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat vs Dotted lancepod

Nyctinomops laticaudatus compared with Lonchocarpus punctatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat	Dotted lancepod
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	Lonchocarpus
Species	Nyctinomops laticaudatus	Lonchocarpus punctatus

Conservation Status

Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Dotted lancepod

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat	Dotted lancepod
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.

Dotted lancepod

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and 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.