Ansorge's free-tailed bat vs Prickly Coontail

Chaerephon ansorgei compared with Ceratophyllum echinatum

Key Differences

• Ansorge's free-tailed bat is Least Concern while Prickly Coontail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ansorge's free-tailed bat	Prickly Coontail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ceratophyllales (Ceratophyllales)
Family	Molossidae	Ceratophyllaceae
Genus	Chaerephon	Ceratophyllum
Species	Chaerephon ansorgei	Ceratophyllum echinatum

Conservation Status

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Coontail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ansorge's free-tailed bat	Prickly Coontail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Coontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.