Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat vs Gray Flying Fox

Chaerephon gallagheri compared with Pteropus griseus

Key Differences

• Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat is Data Deficient while Gray Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat	Gray Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Molossidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Chaerephon	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Chaerephon gallagheri	Pteropus griseus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat and Gray Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Gray Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.