Ansorge's free-tailed bat vs limestone fern

Chaerephon ansorgei compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Key Differences

• Ansorge's free-tailed bat is Least Concern while limestone fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ansorge's free-tailed bat	limestone fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Molossidae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Chaerephon	Gymnocarpium
Species	Chaerephon ansorgei	Gymnocarpium robertianum

Conservation Status

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

LC — Least Concern

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

limestone fern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.