Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat vs Forest Num-num

Nyctinomops laticaudatus compared with Carissa bispinosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat	Forest Num-num
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Molossidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Nyctinomops	Carissa
Species	Nyctinomops laticaudatus	Carissa bispinosa

Conservation Status

Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Forest Num-num

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat	Forest Num-num
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.

Forest Num-num

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and India.

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.