Figleaf gourd vs Madagascan fruit bat

Cucurbita ficifolia compared with Eidolon dupreanum

Key Differences

• Figleaf gourd is Not Evaluated while Madagascan fruit bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Figleaf gourd	Madagascan fruit bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cucurbitaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Cucurbita	Eidolon
Species	Cucurbita ficifolia	Eidolon dupreanum

Conservation Status

Figleaf gourd

NE — Not Evaluated

Madagascan fruit bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Figleaf gourd	Madagascan fruit bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Figleaf gourd

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

Madagascan fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.