Black Mustard vs Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Brassica nigra compared with Cynopterus sphinx

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Mustard	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Brassicales (อันดับผักกาด)	Chiroptera (ค้างคาว)
Family	Brassicaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Brassica	Cynopterus
Species	Brassica nigra	Cynopterus sphinx

Conservation Status

Black Mustard

LC — Least Concern

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Mustard	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Mustard

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 6 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (6 countries), Europe (25 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (8 countries).

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Black Mustard

The Black Mustard (Brassica nigra) is a species in the genus Brassica. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 6 distinct biome types. Populations are also fo.