Ansorge's free-tailed bat vs Leopard Earthball

Chaerephon ansorgei compared with Scleroderma areolatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ansorge's free-tailed bat	Leopard Earthball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Molossidae	Sclerodermataceae
Genus	Chaerephon	Scleroderma
Species	Chaerephon ansorgei	Scleroderma areolatum

Conservation Status

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

LC — Least Concern

Leopard Earthball

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Leopard Earthball

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.