Madagascan fruit bat vs Prickly Pole

Eidolon dupreanum compared with Bactris jamaicana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Madagascan fruit bat	Prickly Pole
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Arecaceae
Genus	Eidolon	Bactris
Species	Eidolon dupreanum	Bactris jamaicana

Conservation Status

Madagascan fruit bat

VU — Vulnerable

Prickly Pole

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Madagascan fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Pole

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.