Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat vs marsh thistle

Chaerephon gallagheri compared with Cirsium palustre

Key Differences

• Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat is Data Deficient while marsh thistle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat	marsh thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Molossidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Chaerephon	Cirsium
Species	Chaerephon gallagheri	Cirsium palustre

Conservation Status

Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

marsh thistle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat	marsh thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

marsh thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).