Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat vs Mountain Aster

Cynopterus sphinx compared with Oclemena acuminata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat	Mountain Aster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Cynopterus	Oclemena
Species	Cynopterus sphinx	Oclemena acuminata

Conservation Status

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Aster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat	Mountain Aster
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.

Mountain Aster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.