Ansorge's free-tailed bat vs mescal agave

Chaerephon ansorgei compared with Agave angustifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ansorge's free-tailed bat	mescal agave
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Molossidae	Asparagaceae
Genus	Chaerephon	Agave
Species	Chaerephon ansorgei	Agave angustifolia

Conservation Status

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

LC — Least Concern

mescal agave

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ansorge's free-tailed bat	mescal agave
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mescal agave

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Europe (Spain), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

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.