Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat vs Hill Soldier

Nyctinomops laticaudatus compared with Oxycera pardalina

Key Differences

• Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Hill Soldier is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat	Hill Soldier
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Molossidae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Nyctinomops	Oxycera
Species	Nyctinomops laticaudatus	Oxycera pardalina

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Hill Soldier

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat	Hill Soldier
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.

Hill Soldier

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.