Borneo Fruit Bat vs Onion Earthball

Aethalops aequalis compared with Scleroderma cepa

Key Differences

• Borneo Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Onion Earthball is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Borneo Fruit Bat	Onion Earthball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Sclerodermataceae
Genus	Aethalops	Scleroderma
Species	Aethalops aequalis	Scleroderma cepa

Conservation Status

Borneo Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Onion Earthball

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Borneo Fruit Bat	Onion Earthball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Borneo Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Onion Earthball

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.