Ansorge's free-tailed bat vs Arrowleaf elephant's ear

Chaerephon ansorgei compared with Xanthosoma sagittifolium

Key Differences

• Ansorge's free-tailed bat is Least Concern while Arrowleaf elephant's ear is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ansorge's free-tailed bat	Arrowleaf elephant's ear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Molossidae	Araceae
Genus	Chaerephon	Xanthosoma
Species	Chaerephon ansorgei	Xanthosoma sagittifolium

Conservation Status

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

LC — Least Concern

Arrowleaf elephant's ear

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ansorge's free-tailed bat	Arrowleaf elephant's ear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Arrowleaf elephant's ear

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (4 countries), North America (9 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (Colombia).

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.

Arrowleaf elephant's ear

The Arrowleaf elephant's ear, Xanthosoma sagittifolium, is a species. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic realms.