Madagascan fruit bat vs Prickly Heath

Eidolon dupreanum compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Madagascan fruit bat	Prickly Heath
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)	Ericaceae
Genus	Eidolon	Gaultheria
Species	Eidolon dupreanum	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Madagascan fruit bat

VU — Vulnerable

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Madagascan fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.