Ansorge's free-tailed bat vs Downy Safflower

Chaerephon ansorgei compared with Carthamus lanatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ansorge's free-tailed bat	Downy Safflower
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	Carthamus
Species	Chaerephon ansorgei	Carthamus lanatus

Conservation Status

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

LC — Least Concern

Downy Safflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Downy Safflower

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (15 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

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.