Peale’s Free-tailed Bat vs Variable Dancer

Nyctinomops aurispinosus compared with Argia fumipennis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peale’s Free-tailed Bat	Variable Dancer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Molossidae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Nyctinomops	Argia
Species	Nyctinomops aurispinosus	Argia fumipennis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Variable Dancer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Peale’s Free-tailed Bat	Variable Dancer
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.

Variable Dancer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.