Alpine Earwort vs Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat

Diplophyllum taxifolium compared with Chaerephon gallagheri

Key Differences

• Alpine Earwort is Least Concern while Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Earwort	Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Scapaniaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Diplophyllum	Chaerephon
Species	Diplophyllum taxifolium	Chaerephon gallagheri

Conservation Status

Alpine Earwort

LC — Least Concern

Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Earwort	Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Earwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.

Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Alpine Earwort

The Alpine Earwort (Diplophyllum taxifolium) is a species in the genus Diplophyllum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Distributed across Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.