Ansorge's free-tailed bat vs dense flat sedge

Chaerephon ansorgei compared with Cyperus congestus

Key Differences

• Ansorge's free-tailed bat is Least Concern while dense flat sedge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ansorge's free-tailed bat	dense flat sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Molossidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Chaerephon	Cyperus
Species	Chaerephon ansorgei	Cyperus congestus

Conservation Status

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

LC — Least Concern

dense flat sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ansorge's free-tailed bat	dense flat sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

dense flat sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Turkey), Europe (6 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.