Ansorge's free-tailed bat vs dwarf scaly-tailed squirrel

Chaerephon ansorgei compared with Anomalurus pusillus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Ansorge's free-tailed bat dwarf scaly-tailed squirrel
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class same Mammalia (Mammals) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Molossidae Anomaluridae
Genus Chaerephon Anomalurus
Species Chaerephon ansorgei Anomalurus pusillus

Evolutionary Relationship

Ansorge's free-tailed bat and dwarf scaly-tailed squirrel share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

LC — Least Concern

dwarf scaly-tailed squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Ansorge's free-tailed bat dwarf scaly-tailed squirrel
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

dwarf scaly-tailed squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

dwarf scaly-tailed squirrel

No description available.

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