fennec vs Madagascan fruit bat

Vulpes zerda compared with Eidolon dupreanum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	fennec	Madagascan fruit bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Vulpes (Foxes)	Eidolon
Species	Vulpes zerda	Eidolon dupreanum

Evolutionary Relationship

fennec and Madagascan fruit bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

fennec

LC — Least Concern

Madagascan fruit bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

fennec

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Madagascan fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.