Ansorge's free-tailed bat vs cotton grass

Chaerephon ansorgei compared with Digitaria brownii

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ansorge's free-tailed bat	cotton grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Molossidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Chaerephon	Digitaria
Species	Chaerephon ansorgei	Digitaria brownii

Conservation Status

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

LC — Least Concern

cotton grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

cotton grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

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.