Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat vs Smallthorn skate

Chaerephon gallagheri compared with Bathyraja minispinosa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat	Smallthorn skate
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Molossidae	Arhynchobatidae
Genus	Chaerephon	Bathyraja
Species	Chaerephon gallagheri	Bathyraja minispinosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat and Smallthorn skate share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Smallthorn skate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Smallthorn skate