Palawan Fruit Bat vs Pectis

Acerodon leucotis compared with Pectis subsquarrosa

Key Differences

• Palawan Fruit Bat is Vulnerable while Pectis is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Palawan Fruit Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Pectis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Palawan Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pectis

Habitat

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