Ansorge's free-tailed bat vs arrowhead

Chaerephon ansorgei compared with Sagittaria sagittifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Ansorge's free-tailed bat arrowhead
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family Molossidae Alismataceae
Genus Chaerephon Sagittaria
Species Chaerephon ansorgei Sagittaria sagittifolia

Conservation Status

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

LC — Least Concern

arrowhead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Ansorge's free-tailed bat arrowhead
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

arrowhead

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India), Europe (7 countries), North America (Mexico), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Fiji).

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

The Ansorge's free-tailed bat (Chaerephon ansorgei) is a species in the genus Chaerephon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

arrowhead

The Arrowhead, Sagittaria sagittifolia, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

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