Ansorge's free-tailed bat vs slender mealybug

Chaerephon ansorgei compared with Atrococcus cracens

Key Differences

• Ansorge's free-tailed bat is Least Concern while slender mealybug is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ansorge's free-tailed bat	slender mealybug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Molossidae	Pseudococcidae
Genus	Chaerephon	Atrococcus
Species	Chaerephon ansorgei	Atrococcus cracens

Evolutionary Relationship

Ansorge's free-tailed bat and slender mealybug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

LC — Least Concern

slender mealybug

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

slender mealybug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.