Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat vs Meadow Phlox

Nyctinomops laticaudatus compared with Phlox maculata

Key Differences

• Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Meadow Phlox is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat	Meadow Phlox
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Molossidae	Polemoniaceae
Genus	Nyctinomops	Phlox
Species	Nyctinomops laticaudatus	Phlox maculata

Conservation Status

Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Meadow Phlox

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat	Meadow Phlox
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.

Meadow Phlox

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, and United States.

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.