Jointed Charlock vs Palawan Fruit Bat

Raphanus raphanistrum compared with Acerodon leucotis

Key Differences

• Jointed Charlock is Least Concern while Palawan Fruit Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jointed Charlock	Palawan Fruit Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Brassicaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Raphanus	Acerodon
Species	Raphanus raphanistrum	Acerodon leucotis

Conservation Status

Jointed Charlock

LC — Least Concern

Palawan Fruit Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jointed Charlock	Palawan Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jointed Charlock

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (17 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (7 countries).

Palawan Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.