Palawan Fruit Bat vs Throat botfly

Acerodon leucotis compared with Gasterophilus nasalis

Key Differences

• Palawan Fruit Bat is Vulnerable while Throat botfly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Palawan Fruit Bat	Throat botfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Oestridae
Genus	Acerodon	Gasterophilus
Species	Acerodon leucotis	Gasterophilus nasalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Palawan Fruit Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Throat botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Palawan Fruit Bat	Throat botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Palawan Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Throat botfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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