Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat vs Panicled Bulrush

Cynopterus sphinx compared with Scirpus microcarpus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat	Panicled Bulrush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Cynopterus	Scirpus
Species	Cynopterus sphinx	Scirpus microcarpus

Conservation Status

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Panicled Bulrush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat	Panicled Bulrush
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.

Panicled Bulrush

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, Japan, Norway, and United States.