Palawan Fruit Bat vs Red Lauan

Acerodon leucotis compared with Shorea negrosensis

Key Differences

• Palawan Fruit Bat is Vulnerable while Red Lauan is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Palawan Fruit Bat	Red Lauan
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 negrosensis

Conservation Status

Palawan Fruit Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Red Lauan

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Palawan Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Lauan

Habitat

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