Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat vs Ridged Ear Abalone

Nyctinomops laticaudatus compared with Haliotis scalaris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat	Ridged Ear Abalone
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepetellida (Lepetellida)
Family	Molossidae	Haliotidae
Genus	Nyctinomops	Haliotis
Species	Nyctinomops laticaudatus	Haliotis scalaris

Evolutionary Relationship

Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat and Ridged Ear Abalone share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Ridged Ear Abalone

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat	Ridged Ear Abalone
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.

Ridged Ear Abalone

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

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.