Palawan Fruit Bat vs Silver-throated Tanager

Acerodon leucotis compared with Tangara icterocephala

Key Differences

• Palawan Fruit Bat is Vulnerable while Silver-throated Tanager is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Palawan Fruit Bat	Silver-throated Tanager
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Thraupidae
Genus	Acerodon	Tangara
Species	Acerodon leucotis	Tangara icterocephala

Evolutionary Relationship

Palawan Fruit Bat and Silver-throated Tanager share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Palawan Fruit Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Silver-throated Tanager

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Palawan Fruit Bat	Silver-throated Tanager
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Palawan Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silver-throated Tanager

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

Silver-throated Tanager

Silver-throated Tanager (Tangara icterocephala) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.