Dwarf Free-tailed Bat vs Field Thistle

Mops nanulus compared with Cirsium discolor

Key Differences

• Dwarf Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Field Thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Free-tailed Bat	Field Thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Molossidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Mops	Cirsium
Species	Mops nanulus	Cirsium discolor

Conservation Status

Dwarf Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Field Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Free-tailed Bat	Field Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Field Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.