Flower-faced Bat vs Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Anthops ornatus compared with Cynopterus sphinx

Key Differences

• Flower-faced Bat is Vulnerable while Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flower-faced Bat	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum same	Chordata (척삭동물)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class same	Mammalia (포유류)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order same	Chiroptera (박쥐)	Chiroptera (박쥐)
Family	Hipposideridae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Anthops	Cynopterus
Species	Anthops ornatus	Cynopterus sphinx

Evolutionary Relationship

Flower-faced Bat and Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (박쥐)

Conservation Status

Flower-faced Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flower-faced Bat	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flower-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.