Palawan Fruit Bat vs Slender Shrew

Acerodon leucotis compared with Sorex gracillimus

Key Differences

• Palawan Fruit Bat is Vulnerable while Slender Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Palawan Fruit Bat	Slender Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Soricidae
Genus	Acerodon	Sorex
Species	Acerodon leucotis	Sorex gracillimus

Evolutionary Relationship

Palawan Fruit Bat and Slender Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Palawan Fruit Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Slender Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Palawan Fruit Bat	Slender Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Palawan Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slender Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.