Madagascan fruit bat vs Red Balau

Eidolon dupreanum compared with Shorea guiso

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Madagascan fruit bat	Red Balau
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Eidolon	Shorea
Species	Eidolon dupreanum	Shorea guiso

Conservation Status

Madagascan fruit bat

VU — Vulnerable

Red Balau

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Madagascan fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Balau

Habitat

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