Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat vs Eye Bright

Nyctinomops laticaudatus compared with Heliotropium angiospermum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat	Eye Bright
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Molossidae	Heliotropiaceae
Genus	Nyctinomops	Heliotropium
Species	Nyctinomops laticaudatus	Heliotropium angiospermum

Conservation Status

Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Eye Bright

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat	Eye Bright
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.

Eye Bright

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.