Ansorge's free-tailed bat vs sweet tanglehead

Chaerephon ansorgei compared with Heteropogon melanocarpus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ansorge's free-tailed bat	sweet tanglehead
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	Heteropogon
Species	Chaerephon ansorgei	Heteropogon melanocarpus

Conservation Status

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

LC — Least Concern

sweet tanglehead

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sweet tanglehead

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Burkina Faso, Colombia, and Guinea.

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.