Madagascan fruit bat vs Winged Currant

Eidolon dupreanum compared with Searsia pterota

Key Differences

• Madagascan fruit bat is Vulnerable while Winged Currant is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Madagascan fruit bat	Winged Currant
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Eidolon	Searsia
Species	Eidolon dupreanum	Searsia pterota

Conservation Status

Madagascan fruit bat

VU — Vulnerable

Winged Currant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Madagascan fruit bat	Winged Currant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Madagascan fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Winged Currant

Habitat

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