black rat vs Borneo Fruit Bat

Rattus rattus compared with Aethalops aequalis

Key Differences

• black rat is Extinct while Borneo Fruit Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black rat	Borneo Fruit Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Rattus	Aethalops
Species	Rattus rattus	Aethalops aequalis

Evolutionary Relationship

black rat and Borneo Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

black rat

EX — Extinct

Borneo Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black rat	Borneo Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (16 countries), Asia (13 countries), Europe (41 countries), North America (16 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (14 countries), and South America (10 countries).

Borneo Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

black rat

The Black rat (Rattus rattus) is a species in the genus Rattus. It is currently classified as Extinct 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.