Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat vs Dried Fruit Beetle

Nyctinomops laticaudatus compared with Carpophilus hemipterus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat	Dried Fruit Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Molossidae	Nitidulidae
Genus	Nyctinomops	Carpophilus
Species	Nyctinomops laticaudatus	Carpophilus hemipterus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Dried Fruit Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat	Dried Fruit Beetle
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.

Dried Fruit Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (22 countries), and North America (Canada, 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.