Peale’s Free-tailed Bat vs Squirrel Corn

Nyctinomops aurispinosus compared with Dicentra canadensis

Key Differences

• Peale’s Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Squirrel Corn is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peale’s Free-tailed Bat	Squirrel Corn
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Molossidae	Papaveraceae
Genus	Nyctinomops	Dicentra
Species	Nyctinomops aurispinosus	Dicentra canadensis

Conservation Status

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Squirrel Corn

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Peale’s Free-tailed Bat	Squirrel Corn
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.

Squirrel Corn

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.