Beach Pea vs Palawan Fruit Bat

Lathyrus japonicus compared with Acerodon leucotis

Key Differences

• Beach Pea is Extinct while Palawan Fruit Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beach Pea	Palawan Fruit Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Fabaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Lathyrus	Acerodon
Species	Lathyrus japonicus	Acerodon leucotis

Conservation Status

Beach Pea

EX — Extinct

Palawan Fruit Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beach Pea	Palawan Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beach Pea

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Palawan Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Beach Pea

The Beach Pea (Lathyrus japonicus) is a species in the genus Lathyrus. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.