Borneo Fruit Bat vs Higuillo

Aethalops aequalis compared with Piper dilatatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Borneo Fruit Bat	Higuillo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Piperales (Piperales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Piperaceae
Genus	Aethalops	Piper
Species	Aethalops aequalis	Piper dilatatum

Conservation Status

Borneo Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Higuillo

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Borneo Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Higuillo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

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.