Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat vs Jerine's Widow

Cynopterus sphinx compared with Dingana jerinae

Key Differences

• Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Jerine's Widow is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat	Jerine's Widow
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Cynopterus	Dingana
Species	Cynopterus sphinx	Dingana jerinae

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat and Jerine's Widow share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Jerine's Widow

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat	Jerine's Widow
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.

Jerine's Widow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.