Ansorge's free-tailed bat vs spitting spiders

Chaerephon ansorgei compared with Scytodes fusca

Key Differences

• Ansorge's free-tailed bat is Least Concern while spitting spiders is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ansorge's free-tailed bat	spitting spiders
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Molossidae	Scytodidae
Genus	Chaerephon	Scytodes
Species	Chaerephon ansorgei	Scytodes fusca

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

LC — Least Concern

spitting spiders

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

spitting spiders

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Colombia, Denmark, Ecuador, 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.