Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat vs Inquisitive Shrew Mole

Macroglossus sobrinus compared with Uropsilus investigator

Key Differences

• Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Inquisitive Shrew Mole is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat	Inquisitive Shrew Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Talpidae
Genus	Macroglossus	Uropsilus
Species	Macroglossus sobrinus	Uropsilus investigator

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat and Inquisitive Shrew Mole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Inquisitive Shrew Mole

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Inquisitive Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.