Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat vs Malayan Free-tailed Bat

Macroglossus sobrinus compared with Mops mops

Key Differences

• Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Malayan Free-tailed Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat	Malayan Free-tailed 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)	Molossidae
Genus	Macroglossus	Mops
Species	Macroglossus sobrinus	Mops mops

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat and Malayan Free-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Free-tailed Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat	Malayan Free-tailed 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.

Malayan Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.