Ansorge's free-tailed bat vs Water spangles

Chaerephon ansorgei compared with Salvinia minima

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ansorge's free-tailed bat	Water spangles
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Molossidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Chaerephon	Salvinia
Species	Chaerephon ansorgei	Salvinia minima

Conservation Status

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

LC — Least Concern

Water spangles

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Water spangles

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Sri Lanka), North America (Cuba, Dominican Republic, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.