Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat vs Small Persimmon

Nyctinomops laticaudatus compared with Diospyros vaccinioides

Key Differences

• Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Small Persimmon is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat	Small Persimmon
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Molossidae	Ebenaceae
Genus	Nyctinomops	Diospyros
Species	Nyctinomops laticaudatus	Diospyros vaccinioides

Conservation Status

Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Small Persimmon

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat	Small Persimmon
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 Persimmon

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan. Currently classified as Critically 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.