Palawan Fruit Bat vs Shoddy Ragwort

Acerodon leucotis compared with Senecio pterophorus

Key Differences

• Palawan Fruit Bat is Vulnerable while Shoddy Ragwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Palawan Fruit Bat	Shoddy Ragwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Acerodon	Senecio
Species	Acerodon leucotis	Senecio pterophorus

Conservation Status

Palawan Fruit Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Shoddy Ragwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Palawan Fruit Bat	Shoddy Ragwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Palawan Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shoddy Ragwort

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).