Ansorge's free-tailed bat vs Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Chaerephon ansorgei compared with Rhinolophus deckenii

Key Differences

  • Ansorge's free-tailed bat is Least Concern while Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Ansorge's free-tailed bat Decken's Horseshoe Bat
Kingdom same Animalia (สัตว์) Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง) Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class same Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม) Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order same Chiroptera (ค้างคาว) Chiroptera (ค้างคาว)
Family Molossidae Rhinolophidae
Genus Chaerephon Rhinolophus
Species Chaerephon ansorgei Rhinolophus deckenii

Evolutionary Relationship

Ansorge's free-tailed bat and Decken's Horseshoe Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (ค้างคาว)

Conservation Status

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

LC — Least Concern

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Ansorge's free-tailed bat Decken's Horseshoe Bat
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

No description available.

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