vs Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat

Frustulia rhomboides compared with Chaerephon gallagheri

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Naviculales (Naviculales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Amphipleuraceae	Molossidae
Genus	Frustulia	Chaerephon
Species	Frustulia rhomboides	Chaerephon gallagheri

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

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

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Norway, Portugal, Sweden), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Frustulia rhomboides is a large, elongated freshwater diatom with a rhomboid outline and a distinctive raphe system embedded in siliceous ribs. It inhabits benthic and epiphytic habitats in acidic, humic freshwater environments including peat bogs and forest streams. This photosynthetic diatom is a bioindicator of acidic, dystrophic freshwater conditions.