Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat vs Papyrus

Chaerephon gallagheri compared with Cyperus papyrus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat	Papyrus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Molossidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Chaerephon	Cyperus
Species	Chaerephon gallagheri	Cyperus papyrus

Conservation Status

Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Papyrus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Papyrus

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Laos), Europe (Italy, Portugal), North America (Costa Rica, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).