Big Free-tailed Bat vs Сине-жёлтый ара

Nyctinomops macrotis compared with Ara ararauna

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Free-tailed Bat	Сине-жёлтый ара
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Aves (птицы)
Order	Chiroptera (рукокрылые)	Psittaciformes (попугаеобразные)
Family	Molossidae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Nyctinomops	Ara (Macaws)
Species	Nyctinomops macrotis	Ara ararauna

Evolutionary Relationship

Big Free-tailed Bat and Сине-жёлтый ара share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (хордовые)

Conservation Status

Big Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Сине-жёлтый ара

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Free-tailed Bat	Сине-жёлтый ара
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.

Сине-жёлтый ара

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, 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.

Сине-жёлтый ара

One of the most striking and widely kept macaw species, blue-and-yellow macaws display brilliant cobalt blue upper parts contrasting with vivid yellow underparts and green forehead. They inhabit forest, woodland, and savanna from eastern Panama through Venezuela, Brazil, and Bolivia to Peru and Ecuador. Highly intelligent, they live in pairs or small flocks, feeding on palm nuts, seeds, and fruit. Popular in aviculture for over 400 years, they can live 80+ years in captivity.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela