Borneo Fruit Bat vs Flax Rust

Aethalops aequalis compared with Melampsora lini

Key Differences

• Borneo Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Flax Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Borneo Fruit Bat	Flax Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Melampsoraceae
Genus	Aethalops	Melampsora
Species	Aethalops aequalis	Melampsora lini

Conservation Status

Borneo Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Flax Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Borneo Fruit Bat	Flax Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Borneo Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flax Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.