vs Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Chaenotheca chlorella compared with Cynopterus sphinx

Key Differences

• is Vulnerable while Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Coniocybomycetes (Coniocybomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coniocybales (Coniocybales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Coniocybaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Chaenotheca	Cynopterus
Species	Chaenotheca chlorella	Cynopterus sphinx

Conservation Status

VU — Vulnerable

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

The Chaenotheca chlorella (Chaenotheca chlorella) is a species in the genus Chaenotheca. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.