Palawan Fruit Bat vs Widow Skimmer

Acerodon leucotis compared with Libellula luctuosa

Key Differences

• Palawan Fruit Bat is Vulnerable while Widow Skimmer is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Palawan Fruit Bat	Widow Skimmer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Libellulidae
Genus	Acerodon	Libellula
Species	Acerodon leucotis	Libellula luctuosa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Palawan Fruit Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Widow Skimmer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Palawan Fruit Bat	Widow Skimmer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Palawan Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Widow Skimmer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.