Palawan Fruit Bat vs Stinking iris

Acerodon leucotis compared with Iris foetidissima

Key Differences

• Palawan Fruit Bat is Vulnerable while Stinking iris is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Palawan Fruit Bat	Stinking 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 foetidissima

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Palawan Fruit Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Stinking iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Palawan Fruit Bat	Stinking iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Palawan Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).