Madagascan fruit bat vs

Eidolon dupreanum compared with Pinnularia mesolepta

Key Differences

• Madagascan fruit bat is Vulnerable while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Madagascan fruit bat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Naviculales (Naviculales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Pinnulariaceae
Genus	Eidolon	Pinnularia
Species	Eidolon dupreanum	Pinnularia mesolepta

Conservation Status

Madagascan fruit bat

VU — Vulnerable

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Madagascan fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Pinnularia mesolepta is a freshwater diatom with a boat-shaped, symmetrical siliceous frustule and distinctive raphe canal along the cell axis. It inhabits benthic and epiphytic habitats in oligotrophic to mesotrophic freshwater lakes, streams, and bogs. This photosynthetic diatom forms part of the microbial biofilm community in freshwater habitats.