Borneo Fruit Bat vs Dotted Ermel

Aethalops aequalis compared with Ethmia dodecea

Key Differences

• Borneo Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Dotted Ermel is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Borneo Fruit Bat	Dotted Ermel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Ethmiidae
Genus	Aethalops	Ethmia
Species	Aethalops aequalis	Ethmia dodecea

Evolutionary Relationship

Borneo Fruit Bat and Dotted Ermel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Borneo Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Dotted Ermel

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Borneo Fruit Bat	Dotted Ermel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Borneo Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dotted Ermel

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

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.