Big Brown Bat vs Borneo Fruit Bat

Eptesicus fuscus compared with Aethalops aequalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Brown Bat	Borneo Fruit Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Eptesicus	Aethalops
Species	Eptesicus fuscus	Aethalops aequalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Big Brown Bat and Borneo Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Big Brown Bat

LC — Least Concern

Borneo Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Brown Bat	Borneo Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big Brown Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Colombia, Ecuador, United States, and Venezuela.

Borneo Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Big Brown Bat

The Big Brown Bat (Eptesicus fuscus) is a species in the genus Eptesicus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Borneo Fruit Bat

The Borneo Fruit Bat (Aethalops aequalis) is a species in the genus Aethalops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.