Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat vs Madagascan fruit bat

Artibeus planirostris compared with Eidolon dupreanum

Key Differences

• Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Madagascan fruit bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat	Madagascan fruit bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Artibeus	Eidolon
Species	Artibeus planirostris	Eidolon dupreanum

Evolutionary Relationship

Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat and Madagascan fruit bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Madagascan fruit bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat	Madagascan fruit bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Madagascan fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.