Ansorge's free-tailed bat vs Bladder Fern

Chaerephon ansorgei compared with Cystopteris fragilis

Key Differences

• Ansorge's free-tailed bat is Least Concern while Bladder Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ansorge's free-tailed bat	Bladder Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Molossidae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Chaerephon	Cystopteris
Species	Chaerephon ansorgei	Cystopteris fragilis

Conservation Status

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

LC — Least Concern

Bladder Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ansorge's free-tailed bat	Bladder Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bladder Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), 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.

Bladder Fern

The Bladder Fern (Cystopteris fragilis) is a species in the genus Cystopteris. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.