Borneo Fruit Bat vs Goa-bean

Aethalops aequalis compared with Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Key Differences

• Borneo Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Goa-bean is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Borneo Fruit Bat	Goa-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Aethalops	Psophocarpus
Species	Aethalops aequalis	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Conservation Status

Borneo Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Borneo Fruit Bat	Goa-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Borneo Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Goa-bean

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Philippines, and Taiwan.

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.