Ansorge's free-tailed bat vs cushion hakea

Chaerephon ansorgei compared with Hakea laurina

Key Differences

• Ansorge's free-tailed bat is Least Concern while cushion hakea is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ansorge's free-tailed bat	cushion hakea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Molossidae	Proteaceae
Genus	Chaerephon	Hakea
Species	Chaerephon ansorgei	Hakea laurina

Conservation Status

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

LC — Least Concern

cushion hakea

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

cushion hakea

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across France and India. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.