Mexican free-tailed bat vs Question Mark

Tadarida brasiliensis compared with Polygonia interrogationis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican free-tailed bat	Question Mark
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Molossidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Tadarida	Polygonia
Species	Tadarida brasiliensis	Polygonia interrogationis

Evolutionary Relationship

Mexican free-tailed bat and Question Mark share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Mexican free-tailed bat

LC — Least Concern

Question Mark

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican free-tailed bat	Question Mark
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mexican free-tailed bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Question Mark

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.