Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat vs Highwater Grass

Nyctinomops laticaudatus compared with Sporobolus pumilus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat	Highwater Grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Molossidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Nyctinomops	Sporobolus
Species	Nyctinomops laticaudatus	Sporobolus pumilus

Conservation Status

Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Highwater Grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat	Highwater Grass
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.

Highwater Grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Italy, and United States.

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.