Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat vs Lyles flying fox

Cynopterus sphinx compared with Pteropus lylei

Key Differences

• Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat	Lyles flying fox
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 same	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Cynopterus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Cynopterus sphinx	Pteropus lylei

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat and Lyles flying fox share a common ancestor at the Family level: Pteropodidae. (Fruit Bats)

Conservation Status

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat	Lyles flying fox
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.

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.