Eger’s Long-fingered Bat vs Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Miniopterus egeri compared with Cynopterus sphinx

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eger’s Long-fingered 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	Miniopteridae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Miniopterus	Cynopterus
Species	Miniopterus egeri	Cynopterus sphinx

Evolutionary Relationship

Eger’s Long-fingered Bat and Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Eger’s Long-fingered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eger’s Long-fingered Bat	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eger’s Long-fingered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.