Madagascan fruit bat vs water dock

Eidolon dupreanum compared with Rumex aquaticus

Key Differences

• Madagascan fruit bat is Vulnerable while water dock is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Madagascan fruit bat	water dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Polygonaceae
Genus	Eidolon	Rumex
Species	Eidolon dupreanum	Rumex aquaticus

Conservation Status

Madagascan fruit bat

VU — Vulnerable

water dock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Madagascan fruit bat	water dock
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Madagascan fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

water dock

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (India, Japan) and Europe (4 countries).