Balkan Catchfly vs Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Silene csereii compared with Cynopterus sphinx

Key Differences

• Balkan Catchfly is Not Evaluated while Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Catchfly	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Caryophyllaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Silene	Cynopterus
Species	Silene csereii	Cynopterus sphinx

Conservation Status

Balkan Catchfly

NE — Not Evaluated

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Catchfly	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Catchfly

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Kazakhstan), Europe (8 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Balkan Catchfly

The Balkan Catchfly (Silene csereii) is a species in the genus Silene. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Like other members of its genus, this species plays a role in its native ecosystem.