Broad-barred Knot-horn vs Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Acrobasis consociella compared with Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-barred Knot-horn	Peale’s Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Pyralidae	Molossidae
Genus	Acrobasis	Nyctinomops
Species	Acrobasis consociella	Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Broad-barred Knot-horn and Peale’s Free-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Broad-barred Knot-horn

LC — Least Concern

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-barred Knot-horn	Peale’s Free-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-barred Knot-horn

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Broad-barred Knot-horn

The Broad-barred Knot-horn (Acrobasis consociella) is a species in the genus Acrobasis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.