Devil's horsewhip vs Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat

Achyranthes aspera compared with Macroglossus sobrinus

Key Differences

• Devil's horsewhip is Not Evaluated while Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's horsewhip	Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Amaranthaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Achyranthes	Macroglossus
Species	Achyranthes aspera	Macroglossus sobrinus

Conservation Status

Devil's horsewhip

NE — Not Evaluated

Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's horsewhip	Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil's horsewhip

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (Italy, Spain, United Kingdom), North America (13 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Suriname).

Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.