Ansorge's free-tailed bat vs False heather

Chaerephon ansorgei compared with Cuphea hyssopifolia

Key Differences

• Ansorge's free-tailed bat is Least Concern while False heather is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ansorge's free-tailed bat	False heather
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Molossidae	Lythraceae
Genus	Chaerephon	Cuphea
Species	Chaerephon ansorgei	Cuphea hyssopifolia

Conservation Status

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

LC — Least Concern

False heather

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ansorge's free-tailed bat	False heather
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

False heather

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands, Micronesia), 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.