Madagascan fruit bat vs southern elder

Eidolon dupreanum compared with Sambucus australis

Key Differences

• Madagascan fruit bat is Vulnerable while southern elder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Madagascan fruit bat	southern elder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Viburnaceae
Genus	Eidolon	Sambucus
Species	Eidolon dupreanum	Sambucus australis

Conservation Status

Madagascan fruit bat

VU — Vulnerable

southern elder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Madagascan fruit bat	southern elder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Madagascan fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

southern elder

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.