Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat vs Lesser devilray

Cynopterus sphinx compared with Mobula kuhlii

Key Differences

• Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Lesser devilray is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat	Lesser devilray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Myliobatidae
Genus	Cynopterus	Mobula
Species	Cynopterus sphinx	Mobula kuhlii

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat and Lesser devilray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Lesser devilray

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat	Lesser devilray
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.

Lesser devilray