Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat vs umkokolo

Chaerephon gallagheri compared with Dovyalis caffra

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat	umkokolo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Molossidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Chaerephon	Dovyalis
Species	Chaerephon gallagheri	Dovyalis caffra

Conservation Status

Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

umkokolo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

umkokolo

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).