Dwarf Free-tailed Bat vs Prickly Coontail

Mops nanulus compared with Ceratophyllum echinatum

Key Differences

• Dwarf Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Prickly Coontail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Free-tailed Bat	Prickly Coontail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ceratophyllales (Ceratophyllales)
Family	Molossidae	Ceratophyllaceae
Genus	Mops	Ceratophyllum
Species	Mops nanulus	Ceratophyllum echinatum

Conservation Status

Dwarf Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Coontail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Free-tailed Bat	Prickly Coontail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Coontail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.