False Parasol vs Palawan Fruit Bat

Chlorophyllum molybdites compared with Acerodon leucotis

Key Differences

• False Parasol is Not Evaluated while Palawan Fruit Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Parasol	Palawan Fruit Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Chlorophyllum	Acerodon
Species	Chlorophyllum molybdites	Acerodon leucotis

Conservation Status

False Parasol

NE — Not Evaluated

Palawan Fruit Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Parasol	Palawan Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Parasol

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and South America (Brazil).

Palawan Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.