Ansorge's free-tailed bat vs Japanese Water Shrew

Chaerephon ansorgei compared with Chimarrogale platycephalus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Ansorge's free-tailed bat Japanese Water Shrew
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class same Mammalia (Mammals) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family Molossidae Soricidae
Genus Chaerephon Chimarrogale
Species Chaerephon ansorgei Chimarrogale platycephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

Ansorge's free-tailed bat and Japanese Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Ansorge's free-tailed bat Japanese Water Shrew
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Japanese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

Japanese Water Shrew

No description available.

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