Devil'S Urn vs Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Urnula craterium compared with Cynopterus sphinx

Key Differences

• Devil'S Urn is Endangered while Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil'S Urn	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Sarcosomataceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Urnula	Cynopterus
Species	Urnula craterium	Cynopterus sphinx

Conservation Status

Devil'S Urn

EN — Endangered

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil'S Urn	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil'S Urn

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered 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.