Ansorge's free-tailed bat vs dooryard sowbug

Chaerephon ansorgei compared with Porcellio laevis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ansorge's free-tailed bat	dooryard sowbug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Isopoda (Isopoda)
Family	Molossidae	Porcellionidae
Genus	Chaerephon	Porcellio
Species	Chaerephon ansorgei	Porcellio laevis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

LC — Least Concern

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

dooryard sowbug

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (12 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.