Hairy Big-eared Bat vs Peterson's Free-tailed Bat

Micronycteris hirsuta compared with Mops petersoni

Key Differences

• Hairy Big-eared Bat is Least Concern while Peterson's Free-tailed Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Big-eared Bat	Peterson's Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Molossidae
Genus	Micronycteris	Mops
Species	Micronycteris hirsuta	Mops petersoni

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy Big-eared Bat and Peterson's Free-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Hairy Big-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Peterson's Free-tailed Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Big-eared Bat	Peterson's Free-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy Big-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Peterson's Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.