Madagascan fruit bat vs Small Suncup

Eidolon dupreanum compared with Aspidonepsis flava

Key Differences

• Madagascan fruit bat is Vulnerable while Small Suncup is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Madagascan fruit bat	Small Suncup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Apocynaceae
Genus	Eidolon	Aspidonepsis
Species	Eidolon dupreanum	Aspidonepsis flava

Conservation Status

Madagascan fruit bat

VU — Vulnerable

Small Suncup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Madagascan fruit bat	Small Suncup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Madagascan fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small Suncup

Habitat

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