Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat vs Golden-rumped elephant shrew

Nyctinomops laticaudatus compared with Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Key Differences

Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Golden-rumped elephant shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat	Golden-rumped elephant shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Macroscelidea (Macroscelidea)
Family	Molossidae	Macroscelididae
Genus	Nyctinomops	Rhynchocyon
Species	Nyctinomops laticaudatus	Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Evolutionary Relationship

Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat and Golden-rumped elephant shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

View Class: Mammalia

Conservation Status

Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat	Golden-rumped elephant shrew
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.

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Kenya. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.