Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat vs Kloss's gibbon

Cynopterus sphinx compared with Hylobates klossii

Key Differences

• Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Kloss's gibbon is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat	Kloss's gibbon
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Hylobatidae
Genus	Cynopterus	Hylobates
Species	Cynopterus sphinx	Hylobates klossii

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat and Kloss's gibbon share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Kloss's gibbon

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat	Kloss's gibbon
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.

Kloss's gibbon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.