Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat vs LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

Cynopterus sphinx compared with Thyroptera lavali

Key Differences

• Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat is Least Concern while LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat
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)	Thyropteridae
Genus	Cynopterus	Thyroptera
Species	Cynopterus sphinx	Thyroptera lavali

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat and LaVal's Disk-winged Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat	LaVal's Disk-winged 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.

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.