Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat vs heath fritillary

Nyctinomops laticaudatus compared with Melitaea athalia

Key Differences

• Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while heath fritillary is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat	heath fritillary
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Molossidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Nyctinomops	Melitaea
Species	Nyctinomops laticaudatus	Melitaea athalia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

heath fritillary

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat	heath fritillary
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.

heath fritillary

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (35 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.