Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat vs Tar spot

Macroglossus sobrinus compared with Phyllachora maydis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat	Tar spot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Phyllachorales (Phyllachorales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Phyllachoraceae
Genus	Macroglossus	Phyllachora
Species	Macroglossus sobrinus	Phyllachora maydis

Conservation Status

Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Tar spot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat	Tar spot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tar spot

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in United States.