Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat vs Hardhack

Cynopterus sphinx compared with Spiraea tomentosa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat	Hardhack
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Cynopterus	Spiraea
Species	Cynopterus sphinx	Spiraea tomentosa

Conservation Status

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Hardhack

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat	Hardhack
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Hardhack

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries) and North America (United States).