vs Palawan Fruit Bat

Microbotryum scorzonerae compared with Acerodon leucotis

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Palawan Fruit Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Palawan Fruit Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Microbotryomycetes (Microbotryomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Microbotryales (Microbotryales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Microbotryaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Microbotryum	Acerodon
Species	Microbotryum scorzonerae	Acerodon leucotis

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Palawan Fruit Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Palawan Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Microbotryum scorzonerae is a smut fungus specifically parasitizing Scorzonera and related plants in the daisy family. It replaces the pollen and ovules of host plants with dark spore masses, reducing host reproduction. This highly specialized pathogen inhabits grasslands and steppe environments where its Scorzonera hosts occur.