vs Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat

Ephebe hispidula compared with Macroglossus sobrinus

Key Differences

• is Critically Endangered while Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lichinomycetes (Lichinomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lichinales (Lichinales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Lichinaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Ephebe	Macroglossus
Species	Ephebe hispidula	Macroglossus sobrinus

Conservation Status

CR — Critically Endangered

Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.