Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat vs hoary basil

Nyctinomops laticaudatus compared with Ocimum africanum

Key Differences

• Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while hoary basil is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat	hoary basil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Molossidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Nyctinomops	Ocimum
Species	Nyctinomops laticaudatus	Ocimum africanum

Conservation Status

Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

hoary basil

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat	hoary basil
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.

hoary basil

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Guinea, India, and Madagascar.

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.