Borneo Fruit Bat vs Ghost Bolete

Aethalops aequalis compared with Leccinum holopus

Key Differences

• Borneo Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Ghost Bolete is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Borneo Fruit Bat	Ghost Bolete
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Boletaceae
Genus	Aethalops	Leccinum
Species	Aethalops aequalis	Leccinum holopus

Conservation Status

Borneo Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Ghost Bolete

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Borneo Fruit Bat	Ghost Bolete
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Borneo Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ghost Bolete

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.