Ansorge's free-tailed bat vs Giant dodder

Chaerephon ansorgei compared with Cuscuta reflexa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ansorge's free-tailed bat	Giant 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 reflexa

Conservation Status

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

LC — Least Concern

Giant dodder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ansorge's free-tailed bat	Giant 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.

Giant dodder

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Bhutan, Mauritius, and United States.

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.