Figleaf gourd vs Palawan Fruit Bat

Cucurbita ficifolia compared with Acerodon leucotis

Key Differences

• Figleaf gourd is Not Evaluated while Palawan Fruit Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Figleaf gourd	Palawan Fruit Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cucurbitaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Cucurbita	Acerodon
Species	Cucurbita ficifolia	Acerodon leucotis

Conservation Status

Figleaf gourd

NE — Not Evaluated

Palawan Fruit Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Figleaf gourd	Palawan Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Figleaf gourd

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

Palawan Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.