Dwarf Free-tailed Bat vs Mexican Muhly

Mops nanulus compared with Muhlenbergia mexicana

Key Differences

• Dwarf Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Mexican Muhly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Free-tailed Bat	Mexican Muhly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Molossidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Mops	Muhlenbergia
Species	Mops nanulus	Muhlenbergia mexicana

Conservation Status

Dwarf Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Muhly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Free-tailed Bat	Mexican Muhly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mexican Muhly

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (United States).