Lemur Cariancho vs Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Prolemur simus compared with Cynopterus sphinx

Key Differences

• Lemur Cariancho is Critically Endangered while Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lemur Cariancho	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Lemuridae (Lemurs)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Prolemur	Cynopterus
Species	Prolemur simus	Cynopterus sphinx

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Lemur Cariancho

CR — Critically Endangered

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lemur Cariancho	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemur Cariancho

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.