Borneo Fruit Bat vs Ontong Java Flying Fox

Aethalops aequalis compared with Pteropus howensis

Key Differences

• Borneo Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Borneo Fruit Bat	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family same	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Aethalops	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Aethalops aequalis	Pteropus howensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Borneo Fruit Bat and Ontong Java Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Family level: Pteropodidae. (Fruit Bats)

Conservation Status

Borneo Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Borneo Fruit Bat	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Borneo Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.