Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat vs Lion's ear

Cynopterus sphinx compared with Leonotis leonurus

Key Differences

• Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Lion's ear is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat	Lion's ear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Lamiaceae
Genus	Cynopterus	Leonotis
Species	Cynopterus sphinx	Leonotis leonurus

Conservation Status

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Lion's ear

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat	Lion's ear
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.

Lion's ear

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Brazil, Colombia, India, and United States.