Borneo Fruit Bat vs Long-eared Hedgehog

Aethalops aequalis compared with Hemiechinus auritus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Borneo Fruit Bat Long-eared Hedgehog
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class same Mammalia (Mammals) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Erinaceidae
Genus Aethalops Hemiechinus
Species Aethalops aequalis Hemiechinus auritus

Evolutionary Relationship

Borneo Fruit Bat and Long-eared Hedgehog share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Borneo Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Borneo Fruit Bat Long-eared Hedgehog
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Borneo Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Long-eared Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Cyprus, Spain, and Ukraine.

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.

Long-eared Hedgehog

No description available.

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