Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat vs Gray-headed Flying Fox

Nyctinomops laticaudatus compared with Pteropus poliocephalus

Key Differences

• Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order same	Chiroptera (翼手目)	Chiroptera (翼手目)
Family	Molossidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Nyctinomops	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Nyctinomops laticaudatus	Pteropus poliocephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat and Gray-headed Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (翼手目)

Conservation Status

Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat

The Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat (Nyctinomops laticaudatus) 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.