Dwarf Free-tailed Bat vs Fringed rue

Mops nanulus compared with Ruta chalepensis

Key Differences

• Dwarf Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Fringed rue is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Free-tailed Bat	Fringed rue
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Molossidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Mops	Ruta
Species	Mops nanulus	Ruta chalepensis

Conservation Status

Dwarf Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Fringed rue

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Free-tailed Bat	Fringed rue
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fringed rue

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Angola, Sao Tome and Principe), Europe (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Portugal, Spain), North America (Belize, United States), and South America (6 countries).