Borneo Fruit Bat vs Flower-faced Bat

Aethalops aequalis compared with Anthops ornatus

Key Differences

• Borneo Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Flower-faced Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Borneo Fruit Bat	Flower-faced Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Hipposideridae
Genus	Aethalops	Anthops
Species	Aethalops aequalis	Anthops ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Borneo Fruit Bat and Flower-faced Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Borneo Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Flower-faced Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Borneo Fruit Bat	Flower-faced Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Borneo Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flower-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.