Flag Iris vs Madagascan fruit bat

Iris pseudacorus compared with Eidolon dupreanum

Key Differences

• Flag Iris is Least Concern while Madagascan fruit bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flag Iris	Madagascan fruit bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Mantodea (Mantodea)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Eremiaphilidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Iris	Eidolon
Species	Iris pseudacorus	Eidolon dupreanum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Flag Iris

LC — Least Concern

Madagascan fruit bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flag Iris	Madagascan fruit bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flag Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (4 countries).

Madagascan fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.