Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat vs Pale Sunflower

Nyctinomops laticaudatus compared with Helianthus decapetalus

Key Differences

• Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Pale Sunflower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat	Pale Sunflower
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	Helianthus (Sunflowers)
Species	Nyctinomops laticaudatus	Helianthus decapetalus

Conservation Status

Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Pale Sunflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat	Pale Sunflower
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.

Pale Sunflower

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (12 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.