Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat vs Robust Bracket

Cynopterus sphinx compared with Fomitiporia robusta

Key Differences

• Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Robust Bracket is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat	Robust Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Hymenochaetaceae
Genus	Cynopterus	Fomitiporia
Species	Cynopterus sphinx	Fomitiporia robusta

Conservation Status

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Robust Bracket

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat	Robust Bracket
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.

Robust Bracket

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.