Chinese Water Myotis vs Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Myotis laniger compared with Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Water Myotis	Peale’s Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Molossidae
Genus	Myotis	Nyctinomops
Species	Myotis laniger	Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Water Myotis and Peale’s Free-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Chinese Water Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Water Myotis	Peale’s Free-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Water Myotis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Chinese Water Myotis

The Chinese Water Myotis (Myotis laniger) is a species in the genus Myotis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found in Taiwan.