Borneo Fruit Bat vs Field Thistle

Aethalops aequalis compared with Cirsium discolor

Key Differences

• Borneo Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Field Thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Borneo Fruit Bat	Field Thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Aethalops	Cirsium
Species	Aethalops aequalis	Cirsium discolor

Conservation Status

Borneo Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Field Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Borneo Fruit Bat	Field Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Borneo Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Field Thistle

Habitat

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

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.