Palawan Fruit Bat vs Streamside Swordfern

Acerodon leucotis compared with Nephrolepis rivularis

Key Differences

• Palawan Fruit Bat is Vulnerable while Streamside Swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Palawan Fruit Bat	Streamside Swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Acerodon	Nephrolepis
Species	Acerodon leucotis	Nephrolepis rivularis

Conservation Status

Palawan Fruit Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Streamside Swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Palawan Fruit Bat	Streamside Swordfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Palawan Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Streamside Swordfern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.