Ansorge's free-tailed bat vs boring clam

Chaerephon ansorgei compared with Tridacna crocea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ansorge's free-tailed bat	boring clam
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Cardiida (Cardiida)
Family	Molossidae	Cardiidae
Genus	Chaerephon	Tridacna
Species	Chaerephon ansorgei	Tridacna crocea

Evolutionary Relationship

Ansorge's free-tailed bat and boring clam share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

LC — Least Concern

boring clam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ansorge's free-tailed bat	boring clam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

boring clam

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Mexico, Norway, Taiwan, and Tonga.

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.

boring clam

The Boring Clam (Tridacna crocea) is a species in the genus Tridacna. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.