Eastern Mole vs Palawan Fruit Bat

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Acerodon leucotis

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Palawan Fruit Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Palawan Fruit Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Talpidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Scalopus	Acerodon
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Acerodon leucotis

Evolutionary Relationship

Eastern Mole and Palawan Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Palawan Fruit Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Palawan Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Palawan Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.