Peale’s Free-tailed Bat vs Salento Iris

Nyctinomops aurispinosus compared with Iris revoluta

Key Differences

• Peale’s Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Salento Iris is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peale’s Free-tailed Bat	Salento Iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Molossidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Nyctinomops	Iris
Species	Nyctinomops aurispinosus	Iris revoluta

Evolutionary Relationship

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat and Salento Iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Salento Iris

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Peale’s Free-tailed Bat	Salento Iris
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.

Salento Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.