Pocketed Free-tailed Bat vs Sidewalk Firedot

Nyctinomops femorosaccus compared with Xanthocarpia feracissima

Key Differences

• Pocketed Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Sidewalk Firedot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pocketed Free-tailed Bat	Sidewalk Firedot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Teloschistales (Teloschistales)
Family	Molossidae	Teloschistaceae
Genus	Nyctinomops	Xanthocarpia
Species	Nyctinomops femorosaccus	Xanthocarpia feracissima

Conservation Status

Pocketed Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Sidewalk Firedot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pocketed Free-tailed Bat	Sidewalk Firedot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pocketed Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sidewalk Firedot

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.