Peale’s Free-tailed Bat vs Root Rot

Nyctinomops aurispinosus compared with Heterobasidion annosum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peale’s Free-tailed Bat	Root Rot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Molossidae	Bondarzewiaceae
Genus	Nyctinomops	Heterobasidion
Species	Nyctinomops aurispinosus	Heterobasidion annosum

Conservation Status

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Root Rot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Root Rot

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Norway, and Portugal.