Brown-winged Starling vs Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Aplonis grandis compared with Cynopterus sphinx

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown-winged Starling	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Sturnidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Aplonis	Cynopterus
Species	Aplonis grandis	Cynopterus sphinx

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown-winged Starling and Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Brown-winged Starling

LC — Least Concern

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown-winged Starling

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Brown-winged Starling

The Brown-winged Starling (Aplonis grandis) is a species in the genus Aplonis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.