Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat vs

Cynopterus sphinx compared with Nitzschia angularis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Bacillariales (Bacillariales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Bacillariaceae
Genus	Cynopterus	Nitzschia
Species	Cynopterus sphinx	Nitzschia angularis

Conservation Status

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Short-nosed Fruit 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.

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Nitzschia angularis is an elongated, pennate freshwater diatom with angular poles and a distinctive raphe positioned along the keel of the frustule. It inhabits eutrophic to mesotrophic freshwater environments including rivers, ponds, and nutrient-enriched lakes. This photosynthetic diatom is associated with moderately enriched freshwater conditions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan