Broadleaf Cape vs Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat

Cynophalla hastata compared with Macroglossus sobrinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broadleaf Cape	Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Capparaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Cynophalla	Macroglossus
Species	Cynophalla hastata	Macroglossus sobrinus

Conservation Status

Broadleaf Cape

LC — Least Concern

Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broadleaf Cape	Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broadleaf Cape

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Broadleaf Cape

The Broadleaf Cape (Cynophalla hastata) is a species in the genus Cynophalla. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.