Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat vs Small-leaved Myrtle

Nyctinomops laticaudatus compared with Eugenia verdoorniae

Key Differences

• Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Small-leaved Myrtle is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat	Small-leaved Myrtle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Molossidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Nyctinomops	Eugenia
Species	Nyctinomops laticaudatus	Eugenia verdoorniae

Conservation Status

Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Small-leaved Myrtle

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat	Small-leaved Myrtle
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.

Small-leaved Myrtle

Habitat

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

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.