Madagascan fruit bat vs paradise-nut

Eidolon dupreanum compared with Lecythis zabucajo

Key Differences

• Madagascan fruit bat is Vulnerable while paradise-nut is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Madagascan fruit bat	paradise-nut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Lecythidaceae
Genus	Eidolon	Lecythis
Species	Eidolon dupreanum	Lecythis zabucajo

Conservation Status

Madagascan fruit bat

VU — Vulnerable

paradise-nut

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Madagascan fruit bat	paradise-nut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Madagascan fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

paradise-nut

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Taiwan.