fritillary vs Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Fritillaria meleagris compared with Cynopterus sphinx

Key Differences

• fritillary is Extinct while Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	fritillary	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Liliales (Liliales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Liliaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Fritillaria	Cynopterus
Species	Fritillaria meleagris	Cynopterus sphinx

Conservation Status

fritillary

EX — Extinct

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

fritillary

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.