Palawan Fruit Bat vs Pale-faced Bat

Acerodon leucotis compared with Phylloderma stenops

Key Differences

• Palawan Fruit Bat is Vulnerable while Pale-faced Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Palawan Fruit Bat	Pale-faced Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Acerodon	Phylloderma
Species	Acerodon leucotis	Phylloderma stenops

Evolutionary Relationship

Palawan Fruit Bat and Pale-faced Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Palawan Fruit Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Pale-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Palawan Fruit Bat	Pale-faced Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Palawan Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pale-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.