Ansorge's free-tailed bat vs Japanese Short-tailed Bat

Chaerephon ansorgei compared with Eptesicus japonensis

Key Differences

  • Ansorge's free-tailed bat is Least Concern while Japanese Short-tailed Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Ansorge's free-tailed bat Japanese Short-tailed Bat
Kingdom same Animalia (动物界) Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same Chordata (脊索动物门) Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class same Mammalia (哺乳動物) Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order same Chiroptera (翼手目) Chiroptera (翼手目)
Family Molossidae Vespertilionidae
Genus Chaerephon Eptesicus
Species Chaerephon ansorgei Eptesicus japonensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Ansorge's free-tailed bat and Japanese Short-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (翼手目)

Conservation Status

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Short-tailed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Ansorge's free-tailed bat Japanese Short-tailed 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.

Japanese Short-tailed 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.

Japanese Short-tailed Bat

No description available.

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