Ansorge's free-tailed bat vs Fringed dodder

Chaerephon ansorgei compared with Cuscuta suaveolens

Key Differences

• Ansorge's free-tailed bat is Least Concern while Fringed dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ansorge's free-tailed bat	Fringed dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Molossidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Chaerephon	Cuscuta
Species	Chaerephon ansorgei	Cuscuta suaveolens

Conservation Status

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

LC — Least Concern

Fringed dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ansorge's free-tailed bat	Fringed dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fringed dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Lesotho, South Africa, Zimbabwe), Europe (17 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.