Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat vs Elegant Tern

Nyctinomops laticaudatus compared with Thalasseus elegans

Key Differences

• Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Elegant Tern is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat	Elegant Tern
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Molossidae	Laridae
Genus	Nyctinomops	Thalasseus
Species	Nyctinomops laticaudatus	Thalasseus elegans

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Elegant Tern

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat	Elegant Tern
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.

Elegant Tern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Colombia, Denmark, Ecuador, and Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador