Flag Iris vs Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Iris pseudacorus compared with Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flag Iris	Peale’s Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Mantodea (Mantodea)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Eremiaphilidae	Molossidae
Genus	Iris	Nyctinomops
Species	Iris pseudacorus	Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Flag Iris and Peale’s Free-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Flag Iris

LC — Least Concern

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flag Iris	Peale’s Free-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flag Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (4 countries).

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.