Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat vs Light Red Meranti

Nyctinomops laticaudatus compared with Shorea lepidota

Key Differences

• Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Light Red Meranti is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat	Light Red Meranti
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Molossidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Nyctinomops	Shorea
Species	Nyctinomops laticaudatus	Shorea lepidota

Conservation Status

Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Light Red Meranti

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat	Light Red Meranti
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.

Light Red Meranti

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.