Greater Naked Bat vs Palawan Fruit Bat

Cheiromeles torquatus compared with Acerodon leucotis

Key Differences

• Greater Naked Bat is Least Concern while Palawan Fruit Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Naked Bat	Palawan Fruit Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Molossidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Cheiromeles	Acerodon
Species	Cheiromeles torquatus	Acerodon leucotis

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Naked Bat and Palawan Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Greater Naked Bat

LC — Least Concern

Palawan Fruit Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Naked Bat	Palawan Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Naked Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Palawan Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.