Crying Tree vs Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Euphorbia cupularis compared with Cynopterus sphinx

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crying Tree	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Euphorbia	Cynopterus
Species	Euphorbia cupularis	Cynopterus sphinx

Conservation Status

Crying Tree

LC — Least Concern

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crying Tree

Habitat

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

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.