Madagascan fruit bat vs umkokolo

Eidolon dupreanum compared with Dovyalis caffra

Key Differences

• Madagascan fruit bat is Vulnerable while umkokolo is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Madagascan fruit bat	umkokolo
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	Dovyalis
Species	Eidolon dupreanum	Dovyalis caffra

Conservation Status

Madagascan fruit bat

VU — Vulnerable

umkokolo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Madagascan fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

umkokolo

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).