Ansorge's free-tailed bat vs Greater Crested Tern

Chaerephon ansorgei compared with Thalasseus bergii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Ansorge's free-tailed bat Greater Crested Tern
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Aves (Birds)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family Molossidae Laridae
Genus Chaerephon Thalasseus
Species Chaerephon ansorgei Thalasseus bergii

Evolutionary Relationship

Ansorge's free-tailed bat and Greater Crested Tern share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

LC — Least Concern

Greater Crested Tern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Ansorge's free-tailed bat Greater Crested Tern
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greater Crested Tern

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.

Greater Crested Tern

No description available.

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