Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat vs Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

Cynopterus sphinx compared with Mystacina tuberculata

Key Differences

• Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat	Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed 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	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Mystacinidae
Genus	Cynopterus	Mystacina
Species	Cynopterus sphinx	Mystacina tuberculata

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat and Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (박쥐)

Conservation Status

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat	Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed 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.

Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.