Peale’s Free-tailed Bat vs Tar spot

Nyctinomops aurispinosus compared with Phyllachora maydis

Key Differences

• Peale’s Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Tar spot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peale’s Free-tailed Bat	Tar spot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Phyllachorales (Phyllachorales)
Family	Molossidae	Phyllachoraceae
Genus	Nyctinomops	Phyllachora
Species	Nyctinomops aurispinosus	Phyllachora maydis

Conservation Status

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Tar spot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Peale’s Free-tailed Bat	Tar spot
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.

Tar spot

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in United States.