Gilled lungfish vs Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Protopterus amphibius compared with Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gilled lungfish	Peale’s Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Dipneusti (Dipneusti)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ceratodontiformes (Ceratodontiformes)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Protopteridae	Molossidae
Genus	Protopterus	Nyctinomops
Species	Protopterus amphibius	Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gilled lungfish and Peale’s Free-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Gilled lungfish

LC — Least Concern

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gilled lungfish	Peale’s Free-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gilled lungfish

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.