Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat vs Mountain Aster

Nyctinomops laticaudatus compared with Oclemena acuminata

Key Differences

• Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Mountain Aster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat	Mountain Aster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Molossidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Nyctinomops	Oclemena
Species	Nyctinomops laticaudatus	Oclemena acuminata

Conservation Status

Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Aster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat	Mountain Aster
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.

Mountain Aster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.