Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat vs Variable Chafer

Cynopterus sphinx compared with Gnorimus variabilis

Key Differences

• Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Variable Chafer is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat	Variable Chafer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Scarabaeidae
Genus	Cynopterus	Gnorimus
Species	Cynopterus sphinx	Gnorimus variabilis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Variable Chafer

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat	Variable Chafer
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.

Variable Chafer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.