Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat vs Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine

Cynopterus sphinx compared with Coendou speratus

Key Differences

• Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat	Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine
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	Chiroptera (翼手目)	Rodentia (啮齿目)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Erethizontidae
Genus	Cynopterus	Coendou
Species	Cynopterus sphinx	Coendou speratus

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat and Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳動物)

Conservation Status

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat	Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine
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.

Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.