Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat vs Hover fly

Chaerephon gallagheri compared with Cheilosia pagana

Key Differences

• Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat is Data Deficient while Hover fly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat	Hover fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Molossidae	Syrphidae
Genus	Chaerephon	Cheilosia
Species	Chaerephon gallagheri	Cheilosia pagana

Evolutionary Relationship

Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat and Hover fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Hover fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat	Hover fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hover fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.