Forest Toad-tree vs Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Tabernaemontana ventricosa compared with Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Toad-tree	Peale’s Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Apocynaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Tabernaemontana	Nyctinomops
Species	Tabernaemontana ventricosa	Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Conservation Status

Forest Toad-tree

LC — Least Concern

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Toad-tree	Peale’s Free-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Toad-tree

Habitat

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

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.