Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat vs Great Flying Fox

Chaerephon gallagheri compared with Pteropus neohibernicus

Key Differences

• Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat is Data Deficient while Great Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat	Great 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 neohibernicus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat	Great 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.

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.