Elegant Spreadwing vs Madagascan fruit bat

Lestes inaequalis compared with Eidolon dupreanum

Key Differences

• Elegant Spreadwing is Least Concern while Madagascan fruit bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Spreadwing	Madagascan fruit bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Lestidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Lestes	Eidolon
Species	Lestes inaequalis	Eidolon dupreanum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elegant Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Madagascan fruit bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Spreadwing	Madagascan fruit bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

Madagascan fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.