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Ansorge's free-tailed bat

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Ansorge's free-tailed bat

Summary

Ansorge's free-tailed bat is a taxon[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Ansorge's free-tailed bat's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Ansorge's free-tailed bat is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • William John Ansorge is named after Ansorge's free-tailed bat[5].
  • Ansorge's free-tailed bat's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[6].
  • Ansorge's free-tailed bat is classified within Chaerephon[7].
  • Ansorge's free-tailed bat's scientific name is Chaerephon ansorgei[8].
  • Ansorge's free-tailed bat's Commons category is recorded as Chaerephon ansorgei[9].
  • Ansorge's free-tailed bat's original combination is recorded as Nyctinomus ansorgei[10].
  • Ansorge's free-tailed bat's taxon synonym is recorded as Tadarida ansorgei[11].
  • Ansorge's free-tailed bat is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "Molosse d'Afrique du Sud"}[12].
  • Ansorge's free-tailed bat is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "Molosse d'Ansorge"}[13].
  • Ansorge's free-tailed bat is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "Tadaride d'Ansorge"}[14].
  • Ansorge's free-tailed bat is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Ansorge's Free-tailed Bat"}[15].
  • Ansorge's free-tailed bat is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Ansorge's Wrinkle-lipped Bat"}[16].
  • Ansorge's free-tailed bat is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Ansorge’s Free-tailed Bat'}[17].
  • Ansorge's free-tailed bat is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Ansorge’s Wrinkle-lipped Bat'}[18].
  • Ansorge's free-tailed bat is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Ansorge-Bulldoggfledermaus'}[19].
  • Ansorge's free-tailed bat's diel cycle is recorded as nocturnal[20].

Body

Classification

Ansorge's free-tailed bat's scientific name is Chaerephon ansorgei[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Chaerephon[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "Molosse d'Afrique du Sud"}[12], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "Molosse d'Ansorge"}[13], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "Tadaride d'Ansorge"}[14], {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Ansorge's Free-tailed Bat"}[15], {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Ansorge's Wrinkle-lipped Bat"}[16], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Ansorge’s Free-tailed Bat'}[17].

Discovery and Description

William John Ansorge is named after Ansorge's free-tailed bat[5].

Identifiers

Ansorge's free-tailed bat's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 75117[21]. Ansorge's free-tailed bat's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 256042[22]. Ansorge's free-tailed bat's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5218722[23]. Ansorge's free-tailed bat's ITIS TSN is recorded as 632191[24].

Why It Matters

Ansorge's free-tailed bat has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Mammal Species of the World (Third edition). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Mammal Species of the World (Third edition). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Mammal Species of the World (Third edition). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [22] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [24] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [23] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  20. [19] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . Evolution and spectral tuning of visual pigments in birds and mammals. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Debessis · 2026-08-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon synonym → Tadarida ansorgei
    Named after → —
    Named after → William John Ansorge
    Diel cycle → nocturnal
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