Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat vs Starry Pipewort

Nyctinomops laticaudatus compared with Eriocaulon stellulatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat	Starry Pipewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Molossidae	Eriocaulaceae
Genus	Nyctinomops	Eriocaulon
Species	Nyctinomops laticaudatus	Eriocaulon stellulatum

Conservation Status

Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Starry Pipewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat	Starry Pipewort
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.

Starry Pipewort

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.