Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat vs Dwarf Laurel

Nyctinomops laticaudatus compared with Kalmia angustifolia

Key Differences

• Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Dwarf Laurel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat	Dwarf Laurel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Molossidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Nyctinomops	Kalmia
Species	Nyctinomops laticaudatus	Kalmia angustifolia

Conservation Status

Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Dwarf Laurel

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat	Dwarf Laurel
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.

Dwarf Laurel

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (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.