Borneo Fruit Bat vs Crested Oval Sedge

Aethalops aequalis compared with Carex cristatella

Key Differences

• Borneo Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Crested Oval Sedge is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Borneo Fruit Bat	Crested Oval Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Aethalops	Carex
Species	Aethalops aequalis	Carex cristatella

Conservation Status

Borneo Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Crested Oval Sedge

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Borneo Fruit Bat	Crested Oval Sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Borneo Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Crested Oval Sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.