Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat vs Shoebutton

Chaerephon gallagheri compared with Ardisia elliptica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat	Shoebutton
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Molossidae	Primulaceae
Genus	Chaerephon	Ardisia
Species	Chaerephon gallagheri	Ardisia elliptica

Conservation Status

Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Shoebutton

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shoebutton

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (Norway), North America (8 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Samoa).