Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat vs Variable Flying Fox

Cynopterus sphinx compared with Pteropus hypomelanus

Key Differences

• Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Variable Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat	Variable Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family same	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Cynopterus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Cynopterus sphinx	Pteropus hypomelanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat and Variable Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Family level: Pteropodidae. (Fruit Bats)

Conservation Status

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Variable Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat	Variable Flying Fox
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 Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.