Madagascan fruit bat vs strawflower

Eidolon dupreanum compared with Helichrysum arenarium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Madagascan fruit bat	strawflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Eidolon	Helichrysum
Species	Eidolon dupreanum	Helichrysum arenarium

Conservation Status

Madagascan fruit bat

VU — Vulnerable

strawflower

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Madagascan fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

strawflower

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.