Madagascan fruit bat vs Streamside Swordfern

Eidolon dupreanum compared with Nephrolepis rivularis

Key Differences

• Madagascan fruit bat is Vulnerable while Streamside Swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Madagascan fruit bat	Streamside Swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Eidolon	Nephrolepis
Species	Eidolon dupreanum	Nephrolepis rivularis

Conservation Status

Madagascan fruit bat

VU — Vulnerable

Streamside Swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Madagascan fruit bat	Streamside Swordfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Madagascan fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Streamside Swordfern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.