Dwarf Free-tailed Bat vs Grooved Flax

Mops nanulus compared with Linum sulcatum

Key Differences

• Dwarf Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Grooved Flax is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Free-tailed Bat	Grooved Flax
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Molossidae	Linaceae
Genus	Mops	Linum
Species	Mops nanulus	Linum sulcatum

Conservation Status

Dwarf Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Grooved Flax

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Free-tailed Bat	Grooved Flax
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Grooved Flax

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.