How would a fruit bat compete against each of the other animals if they were the same size as fruit bats?

How would a fruit bat compete against each of the other animals if they were the same size as fruit bats?


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OTHER ANIMALS:


Centipede


ants


spiders


scorpions


snakes


large lizards (moitor lizards, alligators, etc)


birds of prey (hawk, flacons, etc)


large cats (lions, tigers, etc)


elephants


bears


wolves


bats


apes


bees/wasps


beetles


leeches

How would a fruit bat compete against each of the other animals if they were the same size as fruit bats?
An organism competes successfully and is able to survive if and only if:


1. Its food preference is different from that of other species. Or


2. Its dwelling place/ foraging area is different Or


3. Its time of foraging is different.





One of these factors have to be different for any organism to survive competition. What I have just said also happens to be the definition of an ecological niche. Each animal has its own specific niche and that is why they are surviving in their particular habitat today.





Your question is very good, but i would like to add that predation and competition are two different things. Competition is between two equals competing for food, space and time. Predation happens when one higher animal (tiger, lion) feeds on animals lower down the food chain.