Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat vs Tree Cyanea

Cynopterus sphinx compared with Cyanea arborea

Key Differences

• Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Tree Cyanea is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat	Tree Cyanea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Cnidaria (Cnidarians)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Scyphozoa (Scyphozoa)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Semaeostomeae (Semaeostomeae)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cyaneidae
Genus	Cynopterus	Cyanea
Species	Cynopterus sphinx	Cyanea arborea

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat and Tree Cyanea share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Tree Cyanea

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat	Tree Cyanea
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.

Tree Cyanea