dotted carpet vs Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Alcis jubata compared with Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Key Differences

• dotted carpet is Near Threatened while Peale’s Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	dotted carpet	Peale’s Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Geometridae	Molossidae
Genus	Alcis	Nyctinomops
Species	Alcis jubata	Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Evolutionary Relationship

dotted carpet and Peale’s Free-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

dotted carpet

NT — Near Threatened

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

dotted carpet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.