Peale’s Free-tailed Bat vs Small Whiteface

Nyctinomops aurispinosus compared with Leucorrhinia dubia

Key Differences

• Peale’s Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Small Whiteface is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peale’s Free-tailed Bat	Small Whiteface
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Molossidae	Libellulidae
Genus	Nyctinomops	Leucorrhinia
Species	Nyctinomops aurispinosus	Leucorrhinia dubia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Small Whiteface

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Peale’s Free-tailed Bat	Small Whiteface
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.

Small Whiteface

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Small Whiteface

Small Whiteface (Leucorrhinia dubia) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.