Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat vs limestone fern

Chaerephon gallagheri compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Key Differences

• Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat is Data Deficient while limestone fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat	limestone fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Molossidae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Chaerephon	Gymnocarpium
Species	Chaerephon gallagheri	Gymnocarpium robertianum

Conservation Status

Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat	limestone fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

limestone fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.