Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat vs Touch-me-not

Nyctinomops laticaudatus compared with Melianthus comosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat	Touch-me-not
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Geraniales (Geraniales)
Family	Molossidae	Melianthaceae
Genus	Nyctinomops	Melianthus
Species	Nyctinomops laticaudatus	Melianthus comosus

Conservation Status

Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Touch-me-not

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat	Touch-me-not
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.

Touch-me-not

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia and Spain.

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.