Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat vs Maltesecross

Nyctinomops laticaudatus compared with Silene chalcedonica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat	Maltesecross
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Molossidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Nyctinomops	Silene
Species	Nyctinomops laticaudatus	Silene chalcedonica

Conservation Status

Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Maltesecross

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat	Maltesecross
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.

Maltesecross

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia, Japan), Europe (4 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.