Raposa-do-campo vs Mexican free-tailed bat

Lycalopex vetulus compared with Tadarida brasiliensis

Key Differences

• Raposa-do-campo is Near Threatened while Mexican free-tailed bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Raposa-do-campo	Mexican free-tailed bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Chiroptera (morcego)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Molossidae
Genus	Lycalopex	Tadarida
Species	Lycalopex vetulus	Tadarida brasiliensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Raposa-do-campo and Mexican free-tailed bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Raposa-do-campo

NT — Near Threatened

Mexican free-tailed bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Raposa-do-campo	Mexican free-tailed bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Raposa-do-campo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mexican free-tailed bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.