Needle-leaf Spiderhead vs Palawan Fruit Bat

Serruria linearis compared with Acerodon leucotis

Key Differences

• Needle-leaf Spiderhead is Endangered while Palawan Fruit Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Needle-leaf Spiderhead	Palawan Fruit Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Proteales (Proteales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Proteaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Serruria	Acerodon
Species	Serruria linearis	Acerodon leucotis

Conservation Status

Needle-leaf Spiderhead

EN — Endangered

Palawan Fruit Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Needle-leaf Spiderhead	Palawan Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Needle-leaf Spiderhead

Habitat

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

Palawan Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.