Palawan Fruit Bat vs Timber Mazegill

Acerodon leucotis compared with Gloeophyllum trabeum

Key Differences

• Palawan Fruit Bat is Vulnerable while Timber Mazegill is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Palawan Fruit Bat	Timber Mazegill
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Gloeophyllales (Gloeophyllales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Gloeophyllaceae
Genus	Acerodon	Gloeophyllum
Species	Acerodon leucotis	Gloeophyllum trabeum

Conservation Status

Palawan Fruit Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Timber Mazegill

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Palawan Fruit Bat	Timber Mazegill
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Palawan Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Timber Mazegill

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).