Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat vs Malayan Free-tailed Bat

Cynopterus sphinx compared with Mops mops

Key Differences

• Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Malayan Free-tailed Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat	Malayan Free-tailed 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	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Molossidae
Genus	Cynopterus	Mops
Species	Cynopterus sphinx	Mops mops

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Free-tailed Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat	Malayan Free-tailed Bat
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.

Malayan Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.