Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat vs Jack-bean

Nyctinomops laticaudatus compared with Canavalia napaliensis

Key Differences

• Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Jack-bean is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat	Jack-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Molossidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Nyctinomops	Canavalia
Species	Nyctinomops laticaudatus	Canavalia napaliensis

Conservation Status

Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Jack-bean

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat	Jack-bean
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.

Jack-bean

Habitat

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

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.