Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat vs Large False Serotine

Cynopterus sphinx compared with Hesperoptenus tomesi

Key Differences

• Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Large False Serotine is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat	Large False 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	Hesperoptenus
Species	Cynopterus sphinx	Hesperoptenus tomesi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat	Large False 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.

Large False Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.