Midas Free-tailed Bat vs Upper Crust

Mops midas compared with Amaurodon cyaneus

Key Differences

• Midas Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Upper Crust is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midas Free-tailed Bat	Upper Crust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Molossidae	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Mops	Amaurodon
Species	Mops midas	Amaurodon cyaneus

Conservation Status

Midas Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Upper Crust

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midas Free-tailed Bat	Upper Crust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midas Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Upper Crust

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.