Zorro Volador de Andaman vs Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Pteropus melanotus compared with Cynopterus sphinx

Key Differences

• Zorro Volador de Andaman is Vulnerable while Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Zorro Volador de Andaman	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family same	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Cynopterus
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Cynopterus sphinx

Evolutionary Relationship

Zorro Volador de Andaman and Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Family level: Pteropodidae. (Fruit Bats)

Conservation Status

Zorro Volador de Andaman

VU — Vulnerable

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Zorro Volador de Andaman	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Zorro Volador de Andaman

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Zorro Volador de Andaman

The Black-eared flying fox (Pteropus melanotus) is a species in the genus Pteropus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.