Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat vs Midge

Cynopterus sphinx compared with Dasineura affinis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat	Midge
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cecidomyiidae
Genus	Cynopterus	Dasineura
Species	Cynopterus sphinx	Dasineura affinis

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat and Midge share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Midge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat	Midge
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.

Midge

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.