Ansorge's free-tailed bat vs Stinkgrass

Chaerephon ansorgei compared with Eragrostis cilianensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ansorge's free-tailed bat	Stinkgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Molossidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Chaerephon	Eragrostis
Species	Chaerephon ansorgei	Eragrostis cilianensis

Conservation Status

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

LC — Least Concern

Stinkgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinkgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Madagascar), Asia (Georgia, Taiwan, Timor-Leste), Europe (19 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Papua New Guinea), and South America (5 countries).

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.