Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat vs Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Cynopterus sphinx compared with Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat	Peale’s Free-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)	Molossidae
Genus	Cynopterus	Nyctinomops
Species	Cynopterus sphinx	Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat and Peale’s Free-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (박쥐)

Conservation Status

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat	Peale’s Free-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.

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.