Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat vs Willow Bracket

Cynopterus sphinx compared with Phellinus igniarius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat	Willow Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Hymenochaetaceae
Genus	Cynopterus	Phellinus
Species	Cynopterus sphinx	Phellinus igniarius

Conservation Status

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Willow Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat	Willow Bracket
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.

Willow Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan