Borneo Fruit Bat vs cow-itch

Aethalops aequalis compared with Mucuna pruriens

Key Differences

• Borneo Fruit Bat is Least Concern while cow-itch is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Borneo Fruit Bat	cow-itch
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	Aethalops	Mucuna
Species	Aethalops aequalis	Mucuna pruriens

Conservation Status

Borneo Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

cow-itch

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Borneo Fruit Bat	cow-itch
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Borneo Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

cow-itch

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (4 countries).

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.