Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat vs Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat

Macroglossus sobrinus compared with Chaerephon johorensis

Key Differences

• Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat	Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (प्राणी)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum same	Chordata (रज्जुकी)	Chordata (रज्जुकी)
Class same	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)
Order same	Chiroptera (चमगादड़)	Chiroptera (चमगादड़)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Molossidae
Genus	Macroglossus	Chaerephon
Species	Macroglossus sobrinus	Chaerephon johorensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat and Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (चमगादड़)

Conservation Status

Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat	Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.