Bat-eared fox vs Malabar plum

Otocyon megalotis compared with Syzygium jambos

Key Differences

• Bat-eared fox is Least Concern while Malabar plum is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bat-eared fox	Malabar plum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Myrtaceae
Genus	Otocyon	Syzygium
Species	Otocyon megalotis	Syzygium jambos

Conservation Status

Bat-eared fox

LC — Least Concern

Malabar plum

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bat-eared fox	Malabar plum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bat-eared fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malabar plum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (16 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (Portugal, United Kingdom), North America (16 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (6 countries).

Bat-eared fox

The Bat-eared fox (Otocyon megalotis) is a species in the genus Otocyon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.