Keenan's Hairy-nosed Bat vs Mexican free-tailed bat

Gardnerycteris keenani compared with Tadarida brasiliensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Keenan's Hairy-nosed Bat	Mexican 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	Gardnerycteris	Tadarida
Species	Gardnerycteris keenani	Tadarida brasiliensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Keenan's Hairy-nosed Bat and Mexican free-tailed bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Keenan's Hairy-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mexican free-tailed bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Keenan's Hairy-nosed Bat	Mexican free-tailed bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Keenan's Hairy-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Mexican free-tailed bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador