vs Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat

Entoloma hispidulum compared with Chaerephon gallagheri

Key Differences

• is Endangered while Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Entolomataceae	Molossidae
Genus	Entoloma	Chaerephon
Species	Entoloma hispidulum	Chaerephon gallagheri

Conservation Status

EN — Endangered

Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Entoloma hispidulum is an agaric fungus in the family Entolomataceae, assessed as Endangered (EN). It grows in nutrient-poor, unfertilised grasslands that have declined significantly due to agricultural intensification. Its endangered status reflects the severe loss of old, traditionally managed grassland ecosystems across Europe.