Peale’s Free-tailed Bat vs Tiny Mycocalia

Nyctinomops aurispinosus compared with Mycocalia minutissima

Key Differences

• Peale’s Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Tiny Mycocalia is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peale’s Free-tailed Bat	Tiny Mycocalia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Molossidae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Nyctinomops	Mycocalia
Species	Nyctinomops aurispinosus	Mycocalia minutissima

Conservation Status

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Tiny Mycocalia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Peale’s Free-tailed Bat	Tiny Mycocalia
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.

Tiny Mycocalia

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.