Malayan Free-tailed Bat vs Seba's Short-tailed Bat

Mops mops compared with Carollia perspicillata

Key Differences

• Malayan Free-tailed Bat is Near Threatened while Seba's Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Free-tailed Bat	Seba's Short-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	Molossidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Mops	Carollia
Species	Mops mops	Carollia perspicillata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Free-tailed Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Seba's Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Free-tailed Bat	Seba's Short-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Seba's Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.