Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat vs Prostrate knotweed

Chaerephon gallagheri compared with Polygonum aviculare

Key Differences

• Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat is Data Deficient while Prostrate knotweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat	Prostrate knotweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Molossidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Chaerephon	Polygonum
Species	Chaerephon gallagheri	Polygonum aviculare

Conservation Status

Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Prostrate knotweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prostrate knotweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (8 countries), Europe (11 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Solomon Islands), and South America (7 countries).