Madagascar Sheath-tailed Bat vs Silkrubber

Coleura kibomalandy compared with Funtumia elastica

Key Differences

• Madagascar Sheath-tailed Bat is Data Deficient while Silkrubber is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Madagascar Sheath-tailed Bat	Silkrubber
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Coleura	Funtumia
Species	Coleura kibomalandy	Funtumia elastica

Conservation Status

Madagascar Sheath-tailed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Silkrubber

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Madagascar Sheath-tailed Bat	Silkrubber
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Madagascar Sheath-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silkrubber

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Cameroon, Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, and Seychelles.