Palawan Fruit Bat vs Scarce Red-legged Robberfly

Acerodon leucotis compared with Dioctria cothurnata

Key Differences

• Palawan Fruit Bat is Vulnerable while Scarce Red-legged Robberfly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Palawan Fruit Bat	Scarce Red-legged Robberfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asilidae
Genus	Acerodon	Dioctria
Species	Acerodon leucotis	Dioctria cothurnata

Evolutionary Relationship

Palawan Fruit Bat and Scarce Red-legged Robberfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Palawan Fruit Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Scarce Red-legged Robberfly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Palawan Fruit Bat	Scarce Red-legged Robberfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Palawan Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scarce Red-legged Robberfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.