Borneo Fruit Bat vs Headfly

Aethalops aequalis compared with Hydrotaea irritans

Key Differences

• Borneo Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Headfly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Borneo Fruit Bat	Headfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Muscidae
Genus	Aethalops	Hydrotaea
Species	Aethalops aequalis	Hydrotaea irritans

Evolutionary Relationship

Borneo Fruit Bat and Headfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Borneo Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Headfly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Borneo Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Headfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.