Black Colonel vs Madagascan fruit bat

Odontomyia tigrina compared with Eidolon dupreanum

Key Differences

• Black Colonel is Least Concern while Madagascan fruit bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Colonel	Madagascan fruit bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Stratiomyidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Odontomyia	Eidolon
Species	Odontomyia tigrina	Eidolon dupreanum

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Colonel and Madagascan fruit bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black Colonel

LC — Least Concern

Madagascan fruit bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Colonel	Madagascan fruit bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Colonel

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Madagascan fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black Colonel

The Black Colonel (Odontomyia tigrina) is a species in the genus Odontomyia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats. Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.