bilberry vs Madagascan fruit bat

Vaccinium myrtillus compared with Eidolon dupreanum

Key Differences

• bilberry is Least Concern while Madagascan fruit bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bilberry	Madagascan fruit bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Ericaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Vaccinium	Eidolon
Species	Vaccinium myrtillus	Eidolon dupreanum

Conservation Status

bilberry

LC — Least Concern

Madagascan fruit bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bilberry	Madagascan fruit bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bilberry

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada), and South America (Brazil).

Madagascan fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

bilberry

The Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) is a species in the genus Vaccinium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.