Northern Little Yellow-eared Bat vs Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Vampyressa thyone compared with Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Little Yellow-eared Bat	Peale’s Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Molossidae
Genus	Vampyressa	Nyctinomops
Species	Vampyressa thyone	Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Northern Little Yellow-eared Bat and Peale’s Free-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Northern Little Yellow-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Little Yellow-eared Bat	Peale’s Free-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Northern Little Yellow-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇻🇪 Venezuela