Ansorge's free-tailed bat vs Horsetail

Chaerephon ansorgei compared with Equisetum laevigatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ansorge's free-tailed bat	Horsetail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Equisetales (Equisetales)
Family	Molossidae	Equisetaceae
Genus	Chaerephon	Equisetum
Species	Chaerephon ansorgei	Equisetum laevigatum

Conservation Status

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

LC — Least Concern

Horsetail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Horsetail

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.