Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat vs Kosrae Flying Fox

Cynopterus sphinx compared with Pteropus ualanus

Key Differences

• Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Kosrae Flying Fox is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat	Kosrae Flying Fox
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 same	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Cynopterus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Cynopterus sphinx	Pteropus ualanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat and Kosrae Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Family level: Pteropodidae. (Fruit Bats)

Conservation Status

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Kosrae Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat	Kosrae Flying Fox
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.

Kosrae Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.