Madagascan fruit bat vs wall scalewort

Eidolon dupreanum compared with Porella platyphylla

Key Differences

• Madagascan fruit bat is Vulnerable while wall scalewort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Madagascan fruit bat	wall scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Porellaceae
Genus	Eidolon	Porella
Species	Eidolon dupreanum	Porella platyphylla

Conservation Status

Madagascan fruit bat

VU — Vulnerable

wall scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Madagascan fruit bat	wall scalewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Madagascan fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

wall scalewort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).