Alectryon vs Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Alectryon tropicus compared with Cynopterus sphinx

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Alectryon Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat
Kingdom Plantae (thực vật) Animalia (động vật)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (động vật có dây sống)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (lớp Thú)
Order Sapindales (bộ Bồ hòn) Chiroptera (bộ Dơi)
Family Sapindaceae Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus Alectryon Cynopterus
Species Alectryon tropicus Cynopterus sphinx

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Alectryon Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Alectryon

The Alectryon (Alectryon tropicus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

No description available.

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