Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat vs Flat Wrack

Nyctinomops laticaudatus compared with Fucus spiralis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat	Flat Wrack
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fucales (Fucales)
Family	Molossidae	Fucaceae
Genus	Nyctinomops	Fucus
Species	Nyctinomops laticaudatus	Fucus spiralis

Conservation Status

Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Flat Wrack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat	Flat Wrack
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.

Flat Wrack

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Africa (Morocco) and Europe (9 countries).

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.