Madagascan fruit bat vs Prickly Coontail

Eidolon dupreanum compared with Ceratophyllum echinatum

Key Differences

• Madagascan fruit bat is Vulnerable while Prickly Coontail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Madagascan fruit bat	Prickly Coontail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ceratophyllales (Ceratophyllales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Ceratophyllaceae
Genus	Eidolon	Ceratophyllum
Species	Eidolon dupreanum	Ceratophyllum echinatum

Conservation Status

Madagascan fruit bat

VU — Vulnerable

Prickly Coontail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Madagascan fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Coontail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.