Ake-ake vs Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat

Olearia traversii compared with Macroglossus sobrinus

Key Differences

• Ake-ake is Near Threatened while Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ake-ake	Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Olearia	Macroglossus
Species	Olearia traversii	Macroglossus sobrinus

Conservation Status

Ake-ake

NT — Near Threatened

Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ake-ake	Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ake-ake

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Ireland, Netherlands, and United Kingdom. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ake-ake

The Ake-ake (Olearia traversii) is a species in the genus Olearia. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.