Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat vs Malayan Free-tailed Bat

Artibeus planirostris compared with Mops mops

Key Differences

• Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Malayan Free-tailed Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat	Malayan Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Molossidae
Genus	Artibeus	Mops
Species	Artibeus planirostris	Mops mops

Evolutionary Relationship

Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat and Malayan Free-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Free-tailed Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat	Malayan Free-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Malayan Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.