Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat vs Fiery Clearwing

Nyctinomops laticaudatus compared with Pyropteron chrysidiformis

Key Differences

• Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Fiery Clearwing is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat	Fiery Clearwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Molossidae	Sesiidae
Genus	Nyctinomops	Pyropteron
Species	Nyctinomops laticaudatus	Pyropteron chrysidiformis

Evolutionary Relationship

Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat and Fiery Clearwing share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Fiery Clearwing

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat	Fiery Clearwing
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.

Fiery Clearwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Belgium.

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.