Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat vs Long Skimmer

Nyctinomops laticaudatus compared with Orthetrum trinacria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat	Long Skimmer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Molossidae	Libellulidae
Genus	Nyctinomops	Orthetrum
Species	Nyctinomops laticaudatus	Orthetrum trinacria

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Long Skimmer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat	Long Skimmer
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.

Long Skimmer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.