beaded chestnut vs Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Agrochola lychnidis compared with Cynopterus sphinx

Key Differences

• beaded chestnut is Near Threatened while Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beaded chestnut	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Insecta (насекомые)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Lepidoptera (чешуекрылые)	Chiroptera (рукокрылые)
Family	Noctuidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Agrochola	Cynopterus
Species	Agrochola lychnidis	Cynopterus sphinx

Evolutionary Relationship

beaded chestnut and Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (животные)

Conservation Status

beaded chestnut

NT — Near Threatened

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beaded chestnut	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

beaded chestnut

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

beaded chestnut

The Beaded chestnut (Agrochola lychnidis) is a species in the genus Agrochola. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.