Elegant Spreadwing vs Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Lestes inaequalis compared with Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Spreadwing	Peale’s Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Insecta (insecto)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Lestidae	Molossidae
Genus	Lestes	Nyctinomops
Species	Lestes inaequalis	Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elegant Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Spreadwing	Peale’s Free-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.