Marmelos vs Little Big-eyed Bat

Aegle marmelos compared with Chiroderma trinitatum

Key Differences

• Marmelos is Near Threatened while Little Big-eyed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Marmelos	Little Big-eyed Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Chiroptera (morcego)
Family	Rutaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Aegle	Chiroderma
Species	Aegle marmelos	Chiroderma trinitatum

Conservation Status

Marmelos

NT — Near Threatened

Little Big-eyed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Marmelos	Little Big-eyed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Marmelos

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (Laos, Taiwan, Timor-Leste), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Micronesia), and South America (Brazil). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Little Big-eyed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Marmelos

The Bael Fruit (Aegle marmelos) is a species in the genus Aegle. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands. Populations are also found in montane and highland environment.