Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat vs Eared Pygmy-Tyrant

Nyctinomops laticaudatus compared with Myiornis auricularis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat	Eared Pygmy-Tyrant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Molossidae	Tyrannidae
Genus	Nyctinomops	Myiornis
Species	Nyctinomops laticaudatus	Myiornis auricularis

Evolutionary Relationship

Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat and Eared Pygmy-Tyrant share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Eared Pygmy-Tyrant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat	Eared Pygmy-Tyrant
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.

Eared Pygmy-Tyrant

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.