Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat vs Orange-throated Bat

Cynopterus sphinx compared with Lampronycteris brachyotis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat	Orange-throated 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)	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Cynopterus	Lampronycteris
Species	Cynopterus sphinx	Lampronycteris brachyotis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Orange-throated Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat	Orange-throated 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.

Orange-throated Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.