Palawan Fruit Bat vs Salento Iris

Acerodon leucotis compared with Iris revoluta

Key Differences

• Palawan Fruit Bat is Vulnerable while Salento Iris is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Palawan Fruit Bat	Salento 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 revoluta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Palawan Fruit Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Salento Iris

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Palawan Fruit Bat	Salento Iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Palawan Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Salento Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.