Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat vs melissa-leaved violet

Cynopterus sphinx compared with Viola melissifolia

Key Differences

• Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat is Least Concern while melissa-leaved violet is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat	melissa-leaved violet
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Violaceae
Genus	Cynopterus	Viola
Species	Cynopterus sphinx	Viola melissifolia

Conservation Status

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

melissa-leaved violet

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat	melissa-leaved violet
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.

melissa-leaved violet

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.