Ansorge's free-tailed bat vs large painted-lady

Chaerephon ansorgei compared with Gladiolus undulatus

Key Differences

• Ansorge's free-tailed bat is Least Concern while large painted-lady is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ansorge's free-tailed bat	large painted-lady
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Molossidae	Iridaceae
Genus	Chaerephon	Gladiolus
Species	Chaerephon ansorgei	Gladiolus undulatus

Conservation Status

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

LC — Least Concern

large painted-lady

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ansorge's free-tailed bat	large painted-lady
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

large painted-lady

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius), Asia (India), Europe (Portugal), North America (Jamaica), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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.