Ansorge's free-tailed bat vs Lesser Crestwort

Chaerephon ansorgei compared with Lophocolea minor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ansorge's free-tailed bat	Lesser Crestwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Molossidae	Lophocoleaceae
Genus	Chaerephon	Lophocolea
Species	Chaerephon ansorgei	Lophocolea minor

Conservation Status

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Crestwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Crestwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (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.