Dark fruit-eating bat vs Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Artibeus obscurus compared with Cynopterus sphinx

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark fruit-eating 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	Phyllostomidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Artibeus	Cynopterus
Species	Artibeus obscurus	Cynopterus sphinx

Evolutionary Relationship

Dark fruit-eating bat and Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Dark fruit-eating bat

LC — Least Concern

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark fruit-eating bat	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark fruit-eating bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.