Madagascan fruit bat vs Taypau

Eidolon dupreanum compared with Homalium taypau

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Madagascan fruit bat	Taypau
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Salicaceae
Genus	Eidolon	Homalium
Species	Eidolon dupreanum	Homalium taypau

Conservation Status

Madagascan fruit bat

VU — Vulnerable

Taypau

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Madagascan fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Taypau

Habitat

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