Palawan Fruit Bat vs Pipevine Swallowtail

Acerodon leucotis compared with Battus philenor

Key Differences

• Palawan Fruit Bat is Vulnerable while Pipevine Swallowtail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Palawan Fruit Bat	Pipevine Swallowtail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Papilionidae
Genus	Acerodon	Battus
Species	Acerodon leucotis	Battus philenor

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Palawan Fruit Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Pipevine Swallowtail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Palawan Fruit Bat	Pipevine Swallowtail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Palawan Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pipevine Swallowtail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.