Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat vs Slender amaranth

Nyctinomops laticaudatus compared with Amaranthus viridis

Key Differences

• Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Slender amaranth is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat	Slender amaranth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Molossidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Nyctinomops	Amaranthus
Species	Nyctinomops laticaudatus	Amaranthus viridis

Conservation Status

Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Slender amaranth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat	Slender amaranth
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.

Slender amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (16 countries), Asia (18 countries), Europe (21 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (13 countries), and South America (7 countries).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇻🇪 Venezuela