Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat vs Timofeev's Iris

Cynopterus sphinx compared with Iris timofejewii

Key Differences

• Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Timofeev's Iris is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat	Timofeev's Iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Cynopterus	Iris
Species	Cynopterus sphinx	Iris timofejewii

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat and Timofeev's Iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Timofeev's Iris

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat	Timofeev's Iris
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.

Timofeev's Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.