Funck's Rustwort vs Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Marsupella funckii compared with Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Key Differences

• Funck's Rustwort is Extinct while Peale’s Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Funck's Rustwort	Peale’s Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Gymnomitriaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Marsupella	Nyctinomops
Species	Marsupella funckii	Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Conservation Status

Funck's Rustwort

EX — Extinct

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Funck's Rustwort	Peale’s Free-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Funck's Rustwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.