Broad-winged Hawk vs Palawan Fruit Bat

Buteo platypterus compared with Acerodon leucotis

Key Differences

• Broad-winged Hawk is Least Concern while Palawan Fruit Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-winged Hawk	Palawan Fruit Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Buteo	Acerodon
Species	Buteo platypterus	Acerodon leucotis

Evolutionary Relationship

Broad-winged Hawk and Palawan Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Broad-winged Hawk

LC — Least Concern

Palawan Fruit Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-winged Hawk	Palawan Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-winged Hawk

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, United States, and Venezuela.

Palawan Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Broad-winged Hawk

Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.