Diminutive Serotine vs Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Eptesicus diminutus compared with Cynopterus sphinx

Key Differences

• Diminutive Serotine is Data Deficient while Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Diminutive Serotine	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class same	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order same	Chiroptera (рукокрылые)	Chiroptera (рукокрылые)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Eptesicus	Cynopterus
Species	Eptesicus diminutus	Cynopterus sphinx

Evolutionary Relationship

Diminutive Serotine and Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (рукокрылые)

Conservation Status

Diminutive Serotine

DD — Data Deficient

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Diminutive Serotine	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Diminutive Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.