Dark Spreadwing vs Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Lestes macrostigma compared with Cynopterus sphinx

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Dark Spreadwing Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Insecta (Insects) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Odonata (Odonata) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Lestidae Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus Lestes Cynopterus
Species Lestes macrostigma Cynopterus sphinx

Evolutionary Relationship

Dark Spreadwing and Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dark Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Dark Spreadwing

No description available.

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

No description available.

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