Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat vs Fringed dodder

Nyctinomops laticaudatus compared with Cuscuta suaveolens

Key Differences

• Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Fringed dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat	Fringed dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Molossidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Nyctinomops	Cuscuta
Species	Nyctinomops laticaudatus	Cuscuta suaveolens

Conservation Status

Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Fringed dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat	Fringed dodder
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.

Fringed dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Lesotho, South Africa, Zimbabwe), Europe (17 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.