Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat vs Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat

Cynopterus sphinx compared with Cynomops greenhalli

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat
Kingdom same Animalia (動物) Animalia (動物)
Phylum same Chordata (脊索動物) Chordata (脊索動物)
Class same Mammalia (哺乳類) Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order same Chiroptera (翼手目) Chiroptera (翼手目)
Family Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Molossidae
Genus Cynopterus Cynomops
Species Cynopterus sphinx Cynomops greenhalli

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat and Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (翼手目)

Conservation Status

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat
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.

Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

No description available.

Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat

No description available.

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