Palawan Fruit Bat vs Year Bean

Acerodon leucotis compared with Phaseolus dumosus

Key Differences

• Palawan Fruit Bat is Vulnerable while Year Bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Palawan Fruit Bat	Year 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 dumosus

Conservation Status

Palawan Fruit Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Year Bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Palawan Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Year Bean

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.