Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat vs

Cynopterus sphinx compared with Rhizocarpon oederi

Key Differences

• Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat is Least Concern while is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat
Kingdom	Animalia (hayvan)	Fungi (mantar)
Phylum	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Ascomycota (Asklı mantarlar)
Class	Mammalia (memeliler)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (yarasa)	Rhizocarpales (Rhizocarpales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Rhizocarpaceae
Genus	Cynopterus	Rhizocarpon
Species	Cynopterus sphinx	Rhizocarpon oederi

Conservation Status

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Short-nosed Fruit 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.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Rhizocarpon oederi is a crustose lichen historically recorded on siliceous rocks across parts of Europe and North America. It is now classified as Extinct (EX) on the IUCN Red List, representing one of the few lichen species confirmed to have been lost. Its disappearance is attributed to habitat destruction, air pollution, and the very specific microhabitat requirements that made it vulnerable.