Borneo Fruit Bat vs Fossa

Aethalops aequalis compared with Cryptoprocta ferox

Key Differences

• Borneo Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Fossa is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Borneo Fruit Bat	Fossa
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Eupleridae
Genus	Aethalops	Cryptoprocta
Species	Aethalops aequalis	Cryptoprocta ferox

Evolutionary Relationship

Borneo Fruit Bat and Fossa share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Borneo Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Borneo Fruit Bat	Fossa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Borneo Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fossa

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.