Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat vs

Cynopterus sphinx compared with Hyphoderma definitum

Key Differences

• Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat is Least Concern while is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Hyphodermataceae
Genus	Cynopterus	Hyphoderma
Species	Cynopterus sphinx	Hyphoderma definitum

Conservation Status

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat
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.

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Hyphoderma definitum is a corticioid fungus in the family Polyporaceae, assessed as Data Deficient (DD). It forms thin, resupinate fruiting bodies on decaying wood in forest habitats. Limited collection records make a comprehensive conservation assessment difficult.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan