Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat vs Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur

Cynopterus sphinx compared with Lepilemur edwardsi

Key Differences

• Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat	Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur
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	Chiroptera (翼手目)	Primates (サル目)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Lepilemuridae
Genus	Cynopterus	Lepilemur
Species	Cynopterus sphinx	Lepilemur edwardsi

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat and Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳類)

Conservation Status

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat	Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur
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.

Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.