Big Free-tailed Bat vs Gilliard's Flying Fox

Nyctinomops macrotis compared with Pteropus gilliardorum

Key Differences

• Big Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Gilliard's Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Free-tailed Bat	Gilliard's Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mamalia)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order same	Chiroptera (Kelelawar)	Chiroptera (Kelelawar)
Family	Molossidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Nyctinomops	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Nyctinomops macrotis	Pteropus gilliardorum

Evolutionary Relationship

Big Free-tailed Bat and Gilliard's Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Kelelawar)

Conservation Status

Big Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Gilliard's Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Free-tailed Bat	Gilliard's Flying Fox
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.

Gilliard's Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.