Alectryon vs Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat

Alectryon tropicus compared with Macroglossus sobrinus

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (plante)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Sapindaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Alectryon	Macroglossus
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Macroglossus sobrinus

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Alectryon

The Alectryon (Alectryon tropicus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.