Big Brown Bat vs Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Eptesicus fuscus compared with Cynopterus sphinx

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Brown Bat	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Eptesicus	Cynopterus
Species	Eptesicus fuscus	Cynopterus sphinx

Evolutionary Relationship

Big Brown Bat and Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Big Brown Bat

LC — Least Concern

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Brown Bat	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big Brown Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Colombia, Ecuador, United States, and Venezuela.

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Big Brown Bat

The Big Brown Bat (Eptesicus fuscus) is a species in the genus Eptesicus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.