Madagascan fruit bat vs star-apple

Eidolon dupreanum compared with Chrysophyllum cainito

Key Differences

• Madagascan fruit bat is Vulnerable while star-apple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Madagascan fruit bat	star-apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Sapotaceae
Genus	Eidolon	Chrysophyllum
Species	Eidolon dupreanum	Chrysophyllum cainito

Conservation Status

Madagascan fruit bat

VU — Vulnerable

star-apple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Madagascan fruit bat	star-apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Madagascan fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

star-apple

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Seychelles), Asia (India, Laos, Taiwan), North America (Mexico), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands), and South America (4 countries).