Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat vs Mexican free-tailed bat

Cynopterus sphinx compared with Tadarida brasiliensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat	Mexican free-tailed bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order same	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Molossidae
Genus	Cynopterus	Tadarida
Species	Cynopterus sphinx	Tadarida brasiliensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat and Mexican free-tailed bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Fledertiere)

Conservation Status

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mexican free-tailed bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat	Mexican free-tailed bat
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.

Mexican free-tailed bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.