Ansorge's free-tailed bat vs Gray ironbark

Chaerephon ansorgei compared with Eucalyptus paniculata

Key Differences

• Ansorge's free-tailed bat is Least Concern while Gray ironbark is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ansorge's free-tailed bat	Gray ironbark
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Molossidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Chaerephon	Eucalyptus
Species	Chaerephon ansorgei	Eucalyptus paniculata

Conservation Status

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

LC — Least Concern

Gray ironbark

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ansorge's free-tailed bat	Gray ironbark
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray ironbark

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 8 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Thailand, Vietnam), North America (Haiti, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Papua New Guinea), and South America (4 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.