Big Free-tailed Bat vs Brazilian agouti

Nyctinomops macrotis compared with Dasyprocta leporina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Free-tailed Bat	Brazilian agouti
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Chiroptera (morcego)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Molossidae	Dasyproctidae
Genus	Nyctinomops	Dasyprocta
Species	Nyctinomops macrotis	Dasyprocta leporina

Evolutionary Relationship

Big Free-tailed Bat and Brazilian agouti share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

View Class: Mammalia

Conservation Status

Big Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Brazilian agouti

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Free-tailed Bat	Brazilian agouti
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.

Brazilian agouti

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Dominica, Grenada, United States, and Venezuela.

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.

Brazilian agouti

The Brazilian agouti (Dasyprocta leporina) is a species in the genus Dasyprocta. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.