Borneo Fruit Bat vs flax dodder

Aethalops aequalis compared with Cuscuta epilinum

Key Differences

• Borneo Fruit Bat is Least Concern while flax dodder is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Borneo Fruit Bat	flax dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Aethalops	Cuscuta
Species	Aethalops aequalis	Cuscuta epilinum

Conservation Status

Borneo Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

flax dodder

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Borneo Fruit Bat	flax dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Borneo Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

flax dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), Asia (5 countries), Europe (20 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.