Palawan Fruit Bat vs pharaoh ant

Acerodon leucotis compared with Monomorium pharaonis

Key Differences

• Palawan Fruit Bat is Vulnerable while pharaoh ant is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Palawan Fruit Bat	pharaoh ant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Formicidae
Genus	Acerodon	Monomorium
Species	Acerodon leucotis	Monomorium pharaonis

Evolutionary Relationship

Palawan Fruit Bat and pharaoh ant share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Palawan Fruit Bat

VU — Vulnerable

pharaoh ant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Palawan Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pharaoh ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (24 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (6 countries).