Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat vs Long-tailed Wattled Bat

Cynopterus sphinx compared with Chalinolobus tuberculatus

Key Differences

• Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Long-tailed Wattled Bat is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat	Long-tailed Wattled 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)	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Cynopterus	Chalinolobus
Species	Cynopterus sphinx	Chalinolobus tuberculatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat and Long-tailed Wattled Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (翼手目)

Conservation Status

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Long-tailed Wattled Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat	Long-tailed Wattled 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.

Long-tailed Wattled Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.