Palawan Fruit Bat vs Taruca

Acerodon leucotis compared with Hippocamelus antisensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Palawan Fruit Bat	Taruca
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Acerodon	Hippocamelus
Species	Acerodon leucotis	Hippocamelus antisensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Palawan Fruit Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Taruca

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Palawan Fruit Bat	Taruca
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Palawan Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Taruca

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.