Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat vs Harmless Serotine

Cynopterus sphinx compared with Eptesicus innoxius

Key Differences

• Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Harmless Serotine is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat	Harmless Serotine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Cynopterus	Eptesicus
Species	Cynopterus sphinx	Eptesicus innoxius

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat and Harmless Serotine share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Harmless Serotine

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat	Harmless Serotine
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.

Harmless Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.