Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat vs Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Chaerephon gallagheri compared with Cynopterus sphinx

Key Differences

• Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat is Data Deficient while Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat
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	Cynopterus
Species	Chaerephon gallagheri	Cynopterus sphinx

Evolutionary Relationship

Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat and Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.