Borneo Fruit Bat vs Love Apple

Aethalops aequalis compared with Paris polyphylla

Key Differences

• Borneo Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Love Apple is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Borneo Fruit Bat	Love Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Melanthiaceae
Genus	Aethalops	Paris
Species	Aethalops aequalis	Paris polyphylla

Conservation Status

Borneo Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Love Apple

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Borneo Fruit Bat	Love Apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Borneo Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Love Apple

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Taiwan. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.