Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat vs large blue

Macroglossus sobrinus compared with Maculinea arion

Key Differences

• Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat is Least Concern while large blue is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat	large blue
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Lycaenidae
Genus	Macroglossus	Maculinea
Species	Macroglossus sobrinus	Maculinea arion

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat and large blue share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

large blue

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

large blue

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.