Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat vs Scaly Tooth

Chaerephon gallagheri compared with Sarcodon squamosus

Key Differences

• Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat is Data Deficient while Scaly Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat	Scaly Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Molossidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Chaerephon	Sarcodon
Species	Chaerephon gallagheri	Sarcodon squamosus

Conservation Status

Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Scaly Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scaly Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.