Borneo Fruit Bat vs limestone fern

Aethalops aequalis compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Key Differences

• Borneo Fruit Bat is Least Concern while limestone fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Borneo Fruit Bat	limestone fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Aethalops	Gymnocarpium
Species	Aethalops aequalis	Gymnocarpium robertianum

Conservation Status

Borneo Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Borneo Fruit Bat	limestone fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Borneo Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

limestone fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.