Madagascan fruit bat vs mersawa

Eidolon dupreanum compared with Anisoptera costata

Key Differences

• Madagascan fruit bat is Vulnerable while mersawa is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Madagascan fruit bat	mersawa
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Eidolon	Anisoptera
Species	Eidolon dupreanum	Anisoptera costata

Conservation Status

Madagascan fruit bat

VU — Vulnerable

mersawa

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Madagascan fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mersawa

Habitat

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