Ansorge's free-tailed bat vs Cosmos

Chaerephon ansorgei compared with Cosmos sulphureus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ansorge's free-tailed bat	Cosmos
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Molossidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Chaerephon	Cosmos
Species	Chaerephon ansorgei	Cosmos sulphureus

Conservation Status

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

LC — Least Concern

Cosmos

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cosmos

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (6 countries), Europe (4 countries), North America (Panama, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Bolivia, Brazil, 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.