title: Eidolon (bat)
text: # Eidolon (bat)
  
  Eidolon (known as the palm bat) is a genus of megabats in the family Pteropodidae. It contains two species:
  
  * Madagascan fruit bat, Eidolon dupreanum
  * Straw-coloured fruit bat, Eidolon helvum
  