Palawan Fruit Bat vs Riffle Snaketail

Acerodon leucotis compared with Ophiogomphus carolus

Key Differences

• Palawan Fruit Bat is Vulnerable while Riffle Snaketail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Palawan Fruit Bat	Riffle Snaketail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Gomphidae
Genus	Acerodon	Ophiogomphus
Species	Acerodon leucotis	Ophiogomphus carolus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Palawan Fruit Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Riffle Snaketail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Palawan Fruit Bat	Riffle Snaketail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Palawan Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Riffle Snaketail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.