Palawan Fruit Bat vs Rough-Fruit Amaranth

Acerodon leucotis compared with Amaranthus tuberculatus

Key Differences

• Palawan Fruit Bat is Vulnerable while Rough-Fruit Amaranth is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Palawan Fruit Bat	Rough-Fruit Amaranth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Acerodon	Amaranthus
Species	Acerodon leucotis	Amaranthus tuberculatus

Conservation Status

Palawan Fruit Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Rough-Fruit Amaranth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Palawan Fruit Bat	Rough-Fruit Amaranth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Palawan Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rough-Fruit Amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (10 countries), and North America (United States).