Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat vs Rusty Dot

Macroglossus sobrinus compared with Udea ferrugalis

Key Differences

• Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Rusty Dot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat	Rusty Dot
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)	Crambidae
Genus	Macroglossus	Udea
Species	Macroglossus sobrinus	Udea ferrugalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Rusty Dot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat	Rusty Dot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rusty Dot

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Taiwan), and Europe (5 countries).