Madagascan fruit bat vs Vanilla

Eidolon dupreanum compared with Vanilla planifolia

Key Differences

• Madagascan fruit bat is Vulnerable while Vanilla is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Madagascan fruit bat	Vanilla
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Orchidaceae
Genus	Eidolon	Vanilla
Species	Eidolon dupreanum	Vanilla planifolia

Conservation Status

Madagascan fruit bat

VU — Vulnerable

Vanilla

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Madagascan fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Vanilla

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia, Palau), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).