Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat vs small tortoiseshell

Cynopterus sphinx compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom same	Animalia (động vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)	Arthropoda (động vật Chân khớp)
Class	Mammalia (lớp Thú)	Insecta (côn trùng)
Order	Chiroptera (bộ Dơi)	Lepidoptera (bộ Cánh vảy)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Cynopterus	Aglais
Species	Cynopterus sphinx	Aglais urticae

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat and small tortoiseshell share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (động vật)

Conservation Status

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat	small tortoiseshell
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.

small tortoiseshell

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (41 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

small tortoiseshell

small tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.