Black-Veined White vs Palawan Fruit Bat

Aporia crataegi compared with Acerodon leucotis

Key Differences

• Black-Veined White is Endangered while Palawan Fruit Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Veined White	Palawan Fruit Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Insecta (แมลง)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Lepidoptera (ผีเสื้อ)	Chiroptera (ค้างคาว)
Family	Pieridae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Aporia	Acerodon
Species	Aporia crataegi	Acerodon leucotis

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-Veined White and Palawan Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (สัตว์)

Conservation Status

Black-Veined White

EN — Endangered

Palawan Fruit Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Veined White	Palawan Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-Veined White

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and boreal forests and taiga, among 9 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (39 countries). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Palawan Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black-Veined White

Black-Veined White (Aporia crataegi) is classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List. At high risk of extinction in the wild, with significant population decline and ongoing threats to survival.