Palawan Fruit Bat vs Thicket Bean

Acerodon leucotis compared with Phaseolus polystachios

Key Differences

• Palawan Fruit Bat is Vulnerable while Thicket Bean is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Palawan Fruit Bat	Thicket Bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Acerodon	Phaseolus
Species	Acerodon leucotis	Phaseolus polystachios

Conservation Status

Palawan Fruit Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Thicket Bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Palawan Fruit Bat	Thicket Bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Palawan Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thicket Bean

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.