Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat vs

Macroglossus sobrinus compared with Sphingobium amiense

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Alphaproteobacteria (Alphaproteobacteria)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sphingomonadales (Sphingomonadales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Sphingomonadaceae
Genus	Macroglossus	Sphingobium
Species	Macroglossus sobrinus	Sphingobium amiense

Conservation Status

Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Long-nosed Fruit 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.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Sphingobium amiense is a Gram-negative aerobic rod with the ability to degrade nonylphenol and related endocrine-disrupting compounds. It has been isolated from activated sludge and polluted soil environments. This bacterium plays a role in the degradation of synthetic surfactants and phenolic pollutants in wastewater treatment systems.