Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat vs Shade Moonwort

Nyctinomops laticaudatus compared with Botrychium tenebrosum

Key Differences

• Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Shade Moonwort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat	Shade Moonwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Molossidae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Nyctinomops	Botrychium
Species	Nyctinomops laticaudatus	Botrychium tenebrosum

Conservation Status

Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Shade Moonwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat	Shade Moonwort
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.

Shade Moonwort

Habitat

Inhabits boreal forests and taiga within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.