Carrington's Scalewort vs Palawan Fruit Bat

Radula carringtonii compared with Acerodon leucotis

Key Differences

• Carrington's Scalewort is Near Threatened while Palawan Fruit Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carrington's Scalewort	Palawan Fruit Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Porellales (Porellales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Radulaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Radula	Acerodon
Species	Radula carringtonii	Acerodon leucotis

Conservation Status

Carrington's Scalewort

NT — Near Threatened

Palawan Fruit Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carrington's Scalewort	Palawan Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Carrington's Scalewort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Palawan Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Carrington's Scalewort

The Carrington's Scalewort (Radula carringtonii) is a species in the genus Radula. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.