Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat vs Window Gnat

Cynopterus sphinx compared with Sylvicola fenestralis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat	Window Gnat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Anisopodidae
Genus	Cynopterus	Sylvicola
Species	Cynopterus sphinx	Sylvicola fenestralis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Window Gnat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat	Window Gnat
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.

Window Gnat

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.