Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat vs Skeetle

Nyctinomops laticaudatus compared with Stenus longitarsis

Key Differences

• Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Skeetle is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat	Skeetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Molossidae	Staphylinidae
Genus	Nyctinomops	Stenus
Species	Nyctinomops laticaudatus	Stenus longitarsis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Skeetle

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat	Skeetle
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.

Skeetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.