Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat vs Purple Needletail

Cynopterus sphinx compared with Hirundapus celebensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat	Purple Needletail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Apodidae
Genus	Cynopterus	Hirundapus
Species	Cynopterus sphinx	Hirundapus celebensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat and Purple Needletail share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Purple Needletail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat	Purple Needletail
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.

Purple Needletail

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Taiwan.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan