Delicate Tube-nosed Bat vs Palawan Fruit Bat

Murina gracilis compared with Acerodon leucotis

Key Differences

• Delicate Tube-nosed Bat is Least Concern while Palawan Fruit Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Tube-nosed Bat	Palawan Fruit Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Murina	Acerodon
Species	Murina gracilis	Acerodon leucotis

Evolutionary Relationship

Delicate Tube-nosed Bat and Palawan Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Delicate Tube-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Palawan Fruit Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Tube-nosed Bat	Palawan Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Delicate Tube-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Palawan Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.