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title: "Madagascan Fruit Bat"
description: "Eidolon dupreanum — Mamíferos. The Madagascan fruit bat (Eidolon dupreanum) is a species of bat in the family Pteropodidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/madagascan-fruit-bat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Madagascan Fruit Bat

> Eidolon dupreanum — Mamíferos. The Madagascan fruit bat (Eidolon dupreanum) is a species of bat in the family Pteropodidae.

- Scientific name: *Eidolon dupreanum*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 111
- Wikidata: [Q31255](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q31255)
- iNaturalist taxon: [40828](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/40828)

## Names

- en: Madagascan Fruit Bat
- de: Madagaskar-Palmenflughund
- fr: Roussette malgache couleur paille
- nl: Madagaskarpalmvleerhond

## Countries with the most observations

MG (95)

## Summary

The Madagascan fruit bat (Eidolon dupreanum) is a species of bat in the family Pteropodidae. It is endemic to Madagascar and is listed as "Vulnerable" by the IUCN because it is hunted as bushmeat.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascan_fruit_bat

## Photo

![Madagascan Fruit Bat](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/madagascan-fruit-bat/medium.jpg)

Photo: n_armstrong · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/137598537

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/madagascan-fruit-bat?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).