Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat vs Maclaud's Horseshoe Bat

Macroglossus sobrinus compared with Rhinolophus maclaudi

Key Differences

• Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Maclaud's Horseshoe Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat	Maclaud's Horseshoe Bat
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	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Rhinolophidae
Genus	Macroglossus	Rhinolophus
Species	Macroglossus sobrinus	Rhinolophus maclaudi

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat and Maclaud's Horseshoe Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Maclaud's Horseshoe Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat	Maclaud's Horseshoe Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Maclaud's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.