Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat vs Pale Spear-nosed Bat

Cynopterus sphinx compared with Phyllostomus discolor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat	Pale Spear-nosed 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)	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Cynopterus	Phyllostomus
Species	Cynopterus sphinx	Phyllostomus discolor

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Pale Spear-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat	Pale Spear-nosed 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.

Pale Spear-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.