Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat vs Panicled Bulrush

Macroglossus sobrinus compared with Scirpus microcarpus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat	Panicled Bulrush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Macroglossus	Scirpus
Species	Macroglossus sobrinus	Scirpus microcarpus

Conservation Status

Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Panicled Bulrush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat	Panicled Bulrush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Panicled Bulrush

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, Japan, Norway, and United States.