Ansorge's free-tailed bat vs Elephant grass

Chaerephon ansorgei compared with Cenchrus purpureus

Key Differences

• Ansorge's free-tailed bat is Least Concern while Elephant grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ansorge's free-tailed bat	Elephant grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Molossidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Chaerephon	Cenchrus
Species	Chaerephon ansorgei	Cenchrus purpureus

Conservation Status

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

LC — Least Concern

Elephant grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ansorge's free-tailed bat	Elephant grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elephant grass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea, Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (Cyprus, Taiwan, Timor-Leste), North America (Cuba, Mexico, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.