Ansorge's free-tailed bat vs Plain Dark-bee

Chaerephon ansorgei compared with Stelis phaeoptera

Key Differences

• Ansorge's free-tailed bat is Least Concern while Plain Dark-bee is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ansorge's free-tailed bat	Plain Dark-bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Molossidae	Megachilidae
Genus	Chaerephon	Stelis
Species	Chaerephon ansorgei	Stelis phaeoptera

Evolutionary Relationship

Ansorge's free-tailed bat and Plain Dark-bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

LC — Least Concern

Plain Dark-bee

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ansorge's free-tailed bat	Plain Dark-bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Plain Dark-bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

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.