Ansorge's free-tailed bat vs spiral ginger

Chaerephon ansorgei compared with Costus pulverulentus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ansorge's free-tailed bat	spiral ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Molossidae	Costaceae
Genus	Chaerephon	Costus
Species	Chaerephon ansorgei	Costus pulverulentus

Conservation Status

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

LC — Least Concern

spiral ginger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

spiral ginger

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Cuba, Guatemala, Honduras, and United States.

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.