Malayan Free-tailed Bat vs Peters's Disk-winged Bat

Mops mops compared with Thyroptera discifera

Key Differences

• Malayan Free-tailed Bat is Near Threatened while Peters's Disk-winged Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Free-tailed Bat	Peters's Disk-winged 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	Molossidae	Thyropteridae
Genus	Mops	Thyroptera
Species	Mops mops	Thyroptera discifera

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan Free-tailed Bat and Peters's Disk-winged Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Malayan Free-tailed Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Free-tailed Bat	Peters's Disk-winged Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.