Ansorge's free-tailed bat vs parrot's-flower

Chaerephon ansorgei compared with Heliconia psittacorum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ansorge's free-tailed bat	parrot's-flower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Molossidae	Heliconiaceae
Genus	Chaerephon	Heliconia
Species	Chaerephon ansorgei	Heliconia psittacorum

Conservation Status

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

LC — Least Concern

parrot's-flower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ansorge's free-tailed bat	parrot's-flower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

parrot's-flower

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Seychelles), Asia (4 countries), North America (Saint Kitts and Nevis), 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.