Peale’s Free-tailed Bat vs Sedge Sprite

Nyctinomops aurispinosus compared with Nehalennia irene

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peale’s Free-tailed Bat	Sedge Sprite
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Molossidae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Nyctinomops	Nehalennia
Species	Nyctinomops aurispinosus	Nehalennia irene

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Sedge Sprite

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Peale’s Free-tailed Bat	Sedge Sprite
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.

Sedge Sprite

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.