Palawan Fruit Bat vs Red Balau

Acerodon leucotis compared with Shorea guiso

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Palawan Fruit Bat	Red Balau
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Acerodon	Shorea
Species	Acerodon leucotis	Shorea guiso

Conservation Status

Palawan Fruit Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Red Balau

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Palawan Fruit Bat	Red Balau
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Palawan Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Balau

Habitat

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