The Madagascan fruit bat (Eidolon dupreanum) is a bat of the family Pteropodidae that is endemic to Madagascar, found on the coastal plain and on the inland high plateau. It is named for Marie Jules Dupre, Governor of Reunion from 1864 to 1869, and is listed as vulnerable by the IUCN because it is hunted as bushmeat. It roosts by day in rock fissures and caves, in colonies of about ten to five hundred, and examination of its droppings shows that it mainly eats fruit and also feeds on the flowers of Eucalyptus, flying as far as 5 kilometres to reach trees of Polyscias. Seeds that it swallows germinate better after passing through its gut, so it helps disperse them.
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System (Realm) ThreatsBiological Resource Use 2 Relationship to People Living or Extinct Conservation Status Activity Pattern Connections
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Source Madagascan fruit bat (Wikipedia)
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Source Madagascan fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, MadagascarQuote, Distribution, Madagascar
It is endemic to Madagascar and is listed as "Vulnerable" by the IUCN because it is hunted as bushmeat.
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1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014): EltonTraits 1.0 mammal foraging attributes (MamFuncDat)
EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)MamFuncDat.txt, row Eidolon dupreanum (Diet-Fruit, Diet-Nect, Diet-Inv, Diet-PlantO columns)
3702 Eidolon dupreanum Pteropodidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 Ref_1 ABC Ar A 1 1 1 Ref_1 ABC 283.75 Ref_117 1
MamFuncDat.txt, row Eidolon dupreanum (Activity-Nocturnal, Activity-Crepuscular, Activity-Diurnal columns)
3702 Eidolon dupreanum Pteropodidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 Ref_1 ABC Ar A 1 1 1 Ref_1 ABC 283.75 Ref_117 1
View the Source 2. Madagascan fruit bat (Wikipedia)
Distribution, Madagascar
It is endemic to Madagascar and is listed as "Vulnerable" by the IUCN because it is hunted as bushmeat.
Relationship to people, hunting
It is endemic to Madagascar and is listed as "Vulnerable" by the IUCN because it is hunted as bushmeat.
Article text, threats
It is endemic to Madagascar and is listed as "Vulnerable" by the IUCN because it is hunted as bushmeat.
Article text, habitat
It requires suitable rock fissures and caves in which to roost during the day.
Child Taxon Of: Pteropodidae, Lead
The Madagascan fruit bat (Eidolon dupreanum) is a species of bat in the family Pteropodidae.
In Group: Bats (Chiroptera), Lead
The Madagascan fruit bat (Eidolon dupreanum) is a species of bat in the family Pteropodidae.
View the Source3. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 2432850: species profile of Eidolon dupreanum
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"extinct": false
4. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 2432850: IUCN Red List category of Eidolon dupreanum
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)iucnRedListCategoryQuote, iucnRedListCategory
"category": "VULNERABLE"
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