Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat vs Quill beaksedge

Nyctinomops laticaudatus compared with Rhynchospora tenuis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat	Quill beaksedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Molossidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Nyctinomops	Rhynchospora
Species	Nyctinomops laticaudatus	Rhynchospora tenuis

Conservation Status

Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Quill beaksedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat	Quill beaksedge
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.

Quill beaksedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, 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.