Ansorge's free-tailed bat vs tropical bed bug

Chaerephon ansorgei compared with Cimex hemipterus

Key Differences

• Ansorge's free-tailed bat is Least Concern while tropical bed bug is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ansorge's free-tailed bat	tropical bed bug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Molossidae	Cimicidae
Genus	Chaerephon	Cimex
Species	Chaerephon ansorgei	Cimex hemipterus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

LC — Least Concern

tropical bed bug

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ansorge's free-tailed bat	tropical bed bug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

tropical bed bug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across France, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.