Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat vs Mexican Big-eared Bat

Cynopterus sphinx compared with Corynorhinus mexicanus

Key Differences

• Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Mexican Big-eared Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat	Mexican Big-eared 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)	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Cynopterus	Corynorhinus
Species	Cynopterus sphinx	Corynorhinus mexicanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat and Mexican Big-eared Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Big-eared Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat	Mexican Big-eared 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.

Mexican Big-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.