Madagascan fruit bat vs marsh-elder

Eidolon dupreanum compared with Iva annua

Key Differences

• Madagascan fruit bat is Vulnerable while marsh-elder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Madagascan fruit bat	marsh-elder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Eidolon	Iva
Species	Eidolon dupreanum	Iva annua

Conservation Status

Madagascan fruit bat

VU — Vulnerable

marsh-elder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Madagascan fruit bat	marsh-elder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Madagascan fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

marsh-elder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, and Sweden.