Ansorge's free-tailed bat vs sacred basil

Chaerephon ansorgei compared with Ocimum tenuiflorum

Key Differences

• Ansorge's free-tailed bat is Least Concern while sacred basil is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ansorge's free-tailed bat	sacred basil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Molossidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Chaerephon	Ocimum
Species	Chaerephon ansorgei	Ocimum tenuiflorum

Conservation Status

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

LC — Least Concern

sacred basil

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ansorge's free-tailed bat	sacred basil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sacred basil

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles, Zambia), Asia (Maldives, Singapore, Timor-Leste), North America (Barbados), 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.