Ansorge's free-tailed bat vs sheathed cholla

Chaerephon ansorgei compared with Cylindropuntia tunicata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ansorge's free-tailed bat	sheathed cholla
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Molossidae	Cactaceae
Genus	Chaerephon	Cylindropuntia
Species	Chaerephon ansorgei	Cylindropuntia tunicata

Conservation Status

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

LC — Least Concern

sheathed cholla

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ansorge's free-tailed bat	sheathed cholla
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sheathed cholla

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Chile, Colombia, Italy, and South Africa.

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.