Greater Sac-winged Bat vs Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Saccopteryx bilineata compared with Cynopterus sphinx

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Greater Sac-winged Bat Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat
Kingdom same Animalia (动物界) Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same Chordata (脊索动物门) Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class same Mammalia (哺乳動物) Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order same Chiroptera (翼手目) Chiroptera (翼手目)
Family Emballonuridae Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus Saccopteryx Cynopterus
Species Saccopteryx bilineata Cynopterus sphinx

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Sac-winged Bat and Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (翼手目)

Conservation Status

Greater Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Sac-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Greater Sac-winged Bat

No description available.

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

No description available.

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