Flower-faced Bat vs Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Anthops ornatus compared with Cynopterus sphinx

Key Differences

  • Flower-faced Bat is Vulnerable while Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Flower-faced Bat Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat
Kingdom same Animalia (động vật) Animalia (động vật)
Phylum same Chordata (động vật có dây sống) Chordata (động vật có dây sống)
Class same Mammalia (lớp Thú) Mammalia (lớp Thú)
Order same Chiroptera (bộ Dơi) Chiroptera (bộ Dơi)
Family Hipposideridae Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus Anthops Cynopterus
Species Anthops ornatus Cynopterus sphinx

Evolutionary Relationship

Flower-faced Bat and Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (bộ Dơi)

Conservation Status

Flower-faced Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flower-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Flower-faced Bat

No description available.

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

No description available.

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