Great Fruit-eating Bat vs Japanese Noctule

Artibeus lituratus compared with Nyctalus furvus

Key Differences

• Great Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Japanese Noctule is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Great Fruit-eating Bat	Japanese Noctule
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	Phyllostomidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Artibeus	Nyctalus
Species	Artibeus lituratus	Nyctalus furvus

Evolutionary Relationship

Great Fruit-eating Bat and Japanese Noctule share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Great Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Noctule

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Great Fruit-eating Bat	Japanese Noctule
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Great Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Japanese Noctule

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.