Madagascan fruit bat vs Thatching grass

Eidolon dupreanum compared with Hyparrhenia hirta

Key Differences

• Madagascan fruit bat is Vulnerable while Thatching grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Madagascan fruit bat	Thatching grass
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	Hyparrhenia
Species	Eidolon dupreanum	Hyparrhenia hirta

Conservation Status

Madagascan fruit bat

VU — Vulnerable

Thatching grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Madagascan fruit bat	Thatching grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Madagascan fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thatching grass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Czech Republic, Portugal, Spain), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).