Ansorge's free-tailed bat vs Old Man'S Beard

Chaerephon ansorgei compared with Tillandsia usneoides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ansorge's free-tailed bat	Old Man'S Beard
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Molossidae	Bromeliaceae
Genus	Chaerephon	Tillandsia
Species	Chaerephon ansorgei	Tillandsia usneoides

Conservation Status

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

LC — Least Concern

Old Man'S Beard

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ansorge's free-tailed bat	Old Man'S Beard
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Old Man'S Beard

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Tonga), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.