Madagascan fruit bat vs Stinkgrass

Eidolon dupreanum compared with Eragrostis cilianensis

Key Differences

• Madagascan fruit bat is Vulnerable while Stinkgrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Madagascan fruit bat	Stinkgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Eidolon	Eragrostis
Species	Eidolon dupreanum	Eragrostis cilianensis

Conservation Status

Madagascan fruit bat

VU — Vulnerable

Stinkgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Madagascan fruit bat	Stinkgrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Madagascan fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinkgrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Madagascar), Asia (Georgia, Taiwan, Timor-Leste), Europe (19 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Papua New Guinea), and South America (5 countries).