Palawan Fruit Bat vs Tan Ear

Acerodon leucotis compared with Otidea alutacea

Key Differences

• Palawan Fruit Bat is Vulnerable while Tan Ear is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Palawan Fruit Bat	Tan Ear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Otideaceae
Genus	Acerodon	Otidea
Species	Acerodon leucotis	Otidea alutacea

Conservation Status

Palawan Fruit Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Tan Ear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Palawan Fruit Bat	Tan Ear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Palawan Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tan Ear

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.