glossy furrow-shell vs Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Abra nitida compared with Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	glossy furrow-shell	Peale’s Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cardiida (Cardiida)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Semelidae	Molossidae
Genus	Abra	Nyctinomops
Species	Abra nitida	Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

glossy furrow-shell

LC — Least Concern

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	glossy furrow-shell	Peale’s Free-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

glossy furrow-shell

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.