Pocketed Free-tailed Bat vs Staph beetle

Nyctinomops femorosaccus compared with Oligota pumilio

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pocketed Free-tailed Bat	Staph beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Molossidae	Staphylinidae
Genus	Nyctinomops	Oligota
Species	Nyctinomops femorosaccus	Oligota pumilio

Evolutionary Relationship

Pocketed Free-tailed Bat and Staph beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Pocketed Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Staph beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pocketed Free-tailed Bat	Staph beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pocketed Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Staph beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Chile).