Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat vs Melancholy Thistle

Chaerephon gallagheri compared with Cirsium heterophyllum

Key Differences

• Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat is Data Deficient while Melancholy Thistle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat	Melancholy 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 heterophyllum

Conservation Status

Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Melancholy Thistle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat	Melancholy 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.

Melancholy Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).