Ansorge's free-tailed bat vs wire crabgrass

Chaerephon ansorgei compared with Digitaria longiflora

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ansorge's free-tailed bat	wire crabgrass
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	Digitaria
Species	Chaerephon ansorgei	Digitaria longiflora

Conservation Status

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

LC — Least Concern

wire crabgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

wire crabgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (4 countries), North America (Costa Rica, Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Micronesia), and South America (4 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.