Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat vs Root rot

Cynopterus sphinx compared with Phytophthora lateralis

Key Differences

• Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Root rot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat	Root rot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Oomycota (Oomycetes)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Peronosporea (Peronosporea)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Peronosporales (Peronosporales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Peronosporaceae
Genus	Cynopterus	Phytophthora
Species	Cynopterus sphinx	Phytophthora lateralis

Conservation Status

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Root rot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat	Root rot
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.

Root rot

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan