Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat vs Star Dapperling

Cynopterus sphinx compared with Lepiota brunneolilacea

Key Differences

• Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Star Dapperling is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat	Star Dapperling
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Cynopterus	Lepiota
Species	Cynopterus sphinx	Lepiota brunneolilacea

Conservation Status

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Star Dapperling

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat	Star Dapperling
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.

Star Dapperling

Habitat

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