Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat vs Ryukyu Flying Fox

Chaerephon gallagheri compared with Pteropus dasymallus

Key Differences

• Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat is Data Deficient while Ryukyu Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat	Ryukyu 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 dasymallus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Ryukyu Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat	Ryukyu 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.

Ryukyu Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.