Ansorge's free-tailed bat vs Red-winged Starling

Chaerephon ansorgei compared with Onychognathus morio

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ansorge's free-tailed bat	Red-winged Starling
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Molossidae	Sturnidae
Genus	Chaerephon	Onychognathus
Species	Chaerephon ansorgei	Onychognathus morio

Evolutionary Relationship

Ansorge's free-tailed bat and Red-winged Starling share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

LC — Least Concern

Red-winged Starling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ansorge's free-tailed bat	Red-winged Starling
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-winged Starling

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United Kingdom.

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.