Ansorge's free-tailed bat vs Prickly Pole

Chaerephon ansorgei compared with Bactris jamaicana

Key Differences

• Ansorge's free-tailed bat is Least Concern while Prickly Pole is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ansorge's free-tailed bat	Prickly Pole
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Molossidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Chaerephon	Bactris
Species	Chaerephon ansorgei	Bactris jamaicana

Conservation Status

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Pole

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ansorge's free-tailed bat	Prickly Pole
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 Pole

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.