Madagascan fruit bat vs Whitley’s cuttlefish

Eidolon dupreanum compared with Sepia whitleyana

Key Differences

• Madagascan fruit bat is Vulnerable while Whitley’s cuttlefish is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Madagascan fruit bat	Whitley’s cuttlefish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cephalopoda (Cephalopods)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sepiida (Sepiida)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Sepiidae
Genus	Eidolon	Sepia
Species	Eidolon dupreanum	Sepia whitleyana

Evolutionary Relationship

Madagascan fruit bat and Whitley’s cuttlefish share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Madagascan fruit bat

VU — Vulnerable

Whitley’s cuttlefish

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Madagascan fruit bat	Whitley’s cuttlefish
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Madagascan fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Whitley’s cuttlefish