Madagascan fruit bat vs Papyrus

Eidolon dupreanum compared with Cyperus papyrus

Key Differences

• Madagascan fruit bat is Vulnerable while Papyrus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Madagascan fruit bat	Papyrus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Eidolon	Cyperus
Species	Eidolon dupreanum	Cyperus papyrus

Conservation Status

Madagascan fruit bat

VU — Vulnerable

Papyrus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Madagascan fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Papyrus

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Laos), Europe (Italy, Portugal), North America (Costa Rica, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).