Ansorge's free-tailed bat vs Mountain yam

Chaerephon ansorgei compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Ansorge's free-tailed bat is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ansorge's free-tailed bat	Mountain 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 hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ansorge's free-tailed bat	Mountain 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.

Mountain 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.