vs Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat

Graphis elegans compared with Macroglossus sobrinus

Key Differences

• is Vulnerable 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	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ostropales (Ostropales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Graphidaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Graphis	Macroglossus
Species	Graphis elegans	Macroglossus sobrinus

Conservation Status

VU — Vulnerable

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 and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.