Peale’s Free-tailed Bat vs Umbilicate Hedgehog

Nyctinomops aurispinosus compared with Hydnum umbilicatum

Key Differences

• Peale’s Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Umbilicate Hedgehog is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peale’s Free-tailed Bat	Umbilicate Hedgehog
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Cantharellales (Cantharellales)
Family	Molossidae	Hydnaceae
Genus	Nyctinomops	Hydnum
Species	Nyctinomops aurispinosus	Hydnum umbilicatum

Conservation Status

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Umbilicate Hedgehog

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Peale’s Free-tailed Bat	Umbilicate 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.

Umbilicate Hedgehog

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.