Palawan Fruit Bat vs Rabbitear iris

Acerodon leucotis compared with Iris laevigata

Key Differences

• Palawan Fruit Bat is Vulnerable while Rabbitear iris is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Palawan Fruit Bat	Rabbitear iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Acerodon	Iris
Species	Acerodon leucotis	Iris laevigata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Palawan Fruit Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Rabbitear iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Palawan Fruit Bat	Rabbitear iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Palawan Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rabbitear iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Denmark, Sweden, United Kingdom), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).