Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat vs Grey Puffball

Chaerephon gallagheri compared with Bovista plumbea

Key Differences

• Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat is Data Deficient while Grey Puffball is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Grey Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Grey Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).