Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat vs lettered cone

Nyctinomops laticaudatus compared with Conus litteratus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat	lettered cone
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Neogastropoda (Neogastropoda)
Family	Molossidae	Conidae
Genus	Nyctinomops	Conus
Species	Nyctinomops laticaudatus	Conus litteratus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

lettered cone

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat	lettered cone
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.

lettered cone

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Taiwan), and Europe (Norway).

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.