Mico-estrela vs Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Callithrix penicillata compared with Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mico-estrela	Peale’s Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Primates (primatas)	Chiroptera (morcego)
Family	Callitrichidae	Molossidae
Genus	Callithrix	Nyctinomops
Species	Callithrix penicillata	Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Mico-estrela and Peale’s Free-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Mico-estrela

LC — Least Concern

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mico-estrela	Peale’s Free-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mico-estrela

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Brazil.

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Mico-estrela

The Black-tufted Marmoset (Callithrix penicillata) is a species in the genus Callithrix. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found in Brazil.