Dwarf Free-tailed Bat vs Pavement ant

Mops nanulus compared with Tetramorium caespitum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Free-tailed Bat	Pavement ant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Molossidae	Formicidae
Genus	Mops	Tetramorium
Species	Mops nanulus	Tetramorium caespitum

Evolutionary Relationship

Dwarf Free-tailed Bat and Pavement ant share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dwarf Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Pavement ant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Free-tailed Bat	Pavement ant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pavement ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Venezuela).