Big Free-tailed Bat vs Plain Dark-bee

Nyctinomops macrotis compared with Stelis phaeoptera

Key Differences

• Big Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Plain Dark-bee is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Free-tailed Bat	Plain Dark-bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)	Hymenoptera (Hautflügler)
Family	Molossidae	Megachilidae
Genus	Nyctinomops	Stelis
Species	Nyctinomops macrotis	Stelis phaeoptera

Evolutionary Relationship

Big Free-tailed Bat and Plain Dark-bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Tier)

Conservation Status

Big Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Plain Dark-bee

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Free-tailed Bat	Plain Dark-bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Plain Dark-bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Big Free-tailed Bat

The Big Free-tailed Bat (Nyctinomops macrotis) is a species in the genus Nyctinomops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.