Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat vs Irish Major

Chaerephon gallagheri compared with Oxycera fallenii

Key Differences

• Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat is Data Deficient while Irish Major is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat	Irish Major
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Molossidae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Chaerephon	Oxycera
Species	Chaerephon gallagheri	Oxycera fallenii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Irish Major

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat	Irish Major
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Irish Major

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.