Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat vs Smooth Flat Sedge

Chaerephon gallagheri compared with Cyperus laevigatus

Key Differences

• Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat is Data Deficient while Smooth Flat Sedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat	Smooth Flat Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Molossidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Chaerephon	Cyperus
Species	Chaerephon gallagheri	Cyperus laevigatus

Conservation Status

Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Smooth Flat Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat	Smooth Flat Sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Smooth Flat Sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Chile, Colombia, and Cuba.