Ansorge's free-tailed bat vs Slippery Jack

Chaerephon ansorgei compared with Suillus luteus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ansorge's free-tailed bat	Slippery Jack
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Molossidae	Suillaceae
Genus	Chaerephon	Suillus
Species	Chaerephon ansorgei	Suillus luteus

Conservation Status

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

LC — Least Concern

Slippery Jack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slippery Jack

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

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.