Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat vs Thicket Bean

Nyctinomops laticaudatus compared with Phaseolus polystachios

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat	Thicket Bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Molossidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Nyctinomops	Phaseolus
Species	Nyctinomops laticaudatus	Phaseolus polystachios

Conservation Status

Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Thicket Bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat	Thicket Bean
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.

Thicket Bean

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.