Asiatic Dayflower vs Palawan Fruit Bat

Commelina communis compared with Acerodon leucotis

Key Differences

• Asiatic Dayflower is Not Evaluated while Palawan Fruit Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Dayflower	Palawan Fruit Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Commelinales (Commelinales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Commelinaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Commelina	Acerodon
Species	Commelina communis	Acerodon leucotis

Conservation Status

Asiatic Dayflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Palawan Fruit Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Dayflower	Palawan Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Dayflower

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia, Taiwan, Turkey), Europe (33 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Palawan Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Asiatic Dayflower

The Asiatic Dayflower (Commelina communis) is a species in the genus Commelina. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes. Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia, Taiwan, Turkey), Europe (33 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).