Zorro Antártico vs Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Dusicyon australis compared with Cynopterus sphinx

Key Differences

• Zorro Antártico is Extinct while Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Zorro Antártico	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Dusicyon	Cynopterus
Species	Dusicyon australis	Cynopterus sphinx

Evolutionary Relationship

Zorro Antártico and Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Zorro Antártico

EX — Extinct

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Zorro Antártico	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Zorro Antártico

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.