Margay vs Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Leopardus wiedii compared with Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Key Differences

• Margay is Near Threatened while Peale’s Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Margay	Peale’s Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Molossidae
Genus	Leopardus	Nyctinomops
Species	Leopardus wiedii	Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Margay and Peale’s Free-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Margay	Peale’s Free-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Margay

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇻🇪 Venezuela