Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat vs Portuguese Squill

Macroglossus sobrinus compared with Scilla peruviana

Key Differences

• Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Portuguese Squill is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat	Portuguese Squill
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asparagaceae
Genus	Macroglossus	Scilla
Species	Macroglossus sobrinus	Scilla peruviana

Conservation Status

Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Portuguese Squill

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat	Portuguese Squill
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Portuguese Squill

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).