Gray-backed Tern vs Pocketed Free-tailed Bat

Onychoprion lunatus compared with Nyctinomops femorosaccus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-backed Tern	Pocketed Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Laridae	Molossidae
Genus	Onychoprion	Nyctinomops
Species	Onychoprion lunatus	Nyctinomops femorosaccus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-backed Tern and Pocketed Free-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Gray-backed Tern

LC — Least Concern

Pocketed Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-backed Tern	Pocketed Free-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-backed Tern

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Pocketed Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.