Cudbear vs Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Ochrolechia tartarea compared with Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Key Differences

• Cudbear is Endangered while Peale’s Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cudbear	Peale’s Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pertusariales (Pertusariales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Ochrolechiaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Ochrolechia	Nyctinomops
Species	Ochrolechia tartarea	Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Conservation Status

Cudbear

EN — Endangered

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cudbear	Peale’s Free-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cudbear

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.