Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat vs Meadowsweet Rust

Cynopterus sphinx compared with Triphragmium ulmariae

Key Differences

• Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Meadowsweet Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat	Meadowsweet Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Raveneliaceae
Genus	Cynopterus	Triphragmium
Species	Cynopterus sphinx	Triphragmium ulmariae

Conservation Status

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Meadowsweet Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat	Meadowsweet Rust
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.

Meadowsweet Rust

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (5 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan