Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat vs Javan Mongoose

Cynopterus sphinx compared with Herpestes javanicus

Key Differences

• Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Javan Mongoose is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat	Javan Mongoose
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Carnivora (carnivores)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Herpestidae
Genus	Cynopterus	Herpestes
Species	Cynopterus sphinx	Herpestes javanicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat and Javan Mongoose share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Javan Mongoose

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat	Javan Mongoose
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.

Javan Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Mauritius), Asia (Japan), Europe (4 countries), North America (11 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia), and South America (Colombia, Guyana).