Madagascan fruit bat vs Small Yellow-legged Robberfly

Eidolon dupreanum compared with Dioctria linearis

Key Differences

• Madagascan fruit bat is Vulnerable while Small Yellow-legged Robberfly is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Madagascan fruit bat	Small Yellow-legged Robberfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asilidae
Genus	Eidolon	Dioctria
Species	Eidolon dupreanum	Dioctria linearis

Evolutionary Relationship

Madagascan fruit bat and Small Yellow-legged Robberfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Madagascan fruit bat

VU — Vulnerable

Small Yellow-legged Robberfly

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Madagascan fruit bat	Small Yellow-legged Robberfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Madagascan fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small Yellow-legged Robberfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.