Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat vs Pectis

Cynopterus sphinx compared with Pectis subsquarrosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat	Pectis
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	Pectis
Species	Cynopterus sphinx	Pectis subsquarrosa

Conservation Status

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Pectis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat	Pectis
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.

Pectis

Habitat

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