Ansorge's free-tailed bat vs Shellplant

Chaerephon ansorgei compared with Alpinia zerumbet

Key Differences

• Ansorge's free-tailed bat is Least Concern while Shellplant is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ansorge's free-tailed bat	Shellplant
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Molossidae	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Chaerephon	Alpinia
Species	Chaerephon ansorgei	Alpinia zerumbet

Conservation Status

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

LC — Least Concern

Shellplant

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shellplant

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Portugal, Spain), North America (Cuba, Nicaragua, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

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.