Ansorge's free-tailed bat vs Red-knotgrass

Chaerephon ansorgei compared with Polygonum patulum

Key Differences

• Ansorge's free-tailed bat is Least Concern while Red-knotgrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ansorge's free-tailed bat	Red-knotgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Molossidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Chaerephon	Polygonum
Species	Chaerephon ansorgei	Polygonum patulum

Conservation Status

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

LC — Least Concern

Red-knotgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ansorge's free-tailed bat	Red-knotgrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red-knotgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (16 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (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.