Ansorge's free-tailed bat vs long yam

Chaerephon ansorgei compared with Dioscorea transversa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ansorge's free-tailed bat	long yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Molossidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Chaerephon	Dioscorea
Species	Chaerephon ansorgei	Dioscorea transversa

Conservation Status

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

LC — Least Concern

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ansorge's free-tailed bat	long yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

long yam

Habitat

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

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.