Ansorge's free-tailed bat vs fox tapeworm

Chaerephon ansorgei compared with Echinococcus multilocularis

Key Differences

• Ansorge's free-tailed bat is Least Concern while fox tapeworm is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ansorge's free-tailed bat	fox tapeworm
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Platyhelminthes (Platyhelminthes)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cestoda (Cestoda)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Cyclophyllidea (Cyclophyllidea)
Family	Molossidae	Taeniidae
Genus	Chaerephon	Echinococcus
Species	Chaerephon ansorgei	Echinococcus multilocularis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

LC — Least Concern

fox tapeworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ansorge's free-tailed bat	fox tapeworm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

fox tapeworm

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Japan, Norway, Poland, and Sweden.

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.