Oblong-leaved Thistle vs Palawan Fruit Bat

Cirsium oblongifolium compared with Acerodon leucotis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Oblong-leaved Thistle	Palawan Fruit Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Cirsium	Acerodon
Species	Cirsium oblongifolium	Acerodon leucotis

Conservation Status

Oblong-leaved Thistle

VU — Vulnerable

Palawan Fruit Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Oblong-leaved Thistle	Palawan Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Oblong-leaved Thistle

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.