Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat vs Tape grass

Chaerephon gallagheri compared with Vallisneria spiralis

Key Differences

• Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat is Data Deficient while Tape grass is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat	Tape grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Molossidae	Hydrocharitaceae
Genus	Chaerephon	Vallisneria
Species	Chaerephon gallagheri	Vallisneria spiralis

Conservation Status

Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Tape grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tape grass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Egypt, Mauritius, South Africa), Asia (5 countries), Europe (23 countries), North America (Canada, Jamaica, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).