Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat vs field cudweed

Nyctinomops laticaudatus compared with Filago arvensis

Key Differences

• Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while field cudweed is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat	field cudweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Molossidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Nyctinomops	Filago
Species	Nyctinomops laticaudatus	Filago arvensis

Conservation Status

Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

field cudweed

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat	field cudweed
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.

field cudweed

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada). 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.