Madagascan fruit bat vs Slender Stonewort

Eidolon dupreanum compared with Nitella gracilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Madagascan fruit bat	Slender Stonewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Charophyta (Charophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Charophyceae (Charophyceae)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Charales (Charales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Characeae
Genus	Eidolon	Nitella
Species	Eidolon dupreanum	Nitella gracilis

Conservation Status

Madagascan fruit bat

VU — Vulnerable

Slender Stonewort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Madagascan fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slender Stonewort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Denmark, Norway, Sweden), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.