Mexican free-tailed bat vs Rusty Snaketail

Tadarida brasiliensis compared with Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican free-tailed bat	Rusty Snaketail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Molossidae	Gomphidae
Genus	Tadarida	Ophiogomphus
Species	Tadarida brasiliensis	Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Mexican free-tailed bat

LC — Least Concern

Rusty Snaketail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican free-tailed bat	Rusty Snaketail
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.

Rusty Snaketail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.