Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat vs Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox

Chaerephon gallagheri compared with Pteropus pumilus

Key Differences

• Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat is Data Deficient while Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat	Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox
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	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Chaerephon gallagheri	Pteropus pumilus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat and Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat	Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.