Peale’s Free-tailed Bat vs Shingled Hedgehog

Nyctinomops aurispinosus compared with Sarcodon imbricatus

Key Differences

• Peale’s Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Shingled Hedgehog is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peale’s Free-tailed Bat	Shingled Hedgehog
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Molossidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Nyctinomops	Sarcodon
Species	Nyctinomops aurispinosus	Sarcodon imbricatus

Conservation Status

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Shingled Hedgehog

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Peale’s Free-tailed Bat	Shingled Hedgehog
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.

Shingled Hedgehog

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.