Borneo Fruit Bat vs Pale flax

Aethalops aequalis compared with Linum bienne

Key Differences

• Borneo Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Pale flax is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Borneo Fruit Bat	Pale flax
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Linaceae
Genus	Aethalops	Linum
Species	Aethalops aequalis	Linum bienne

Conservation Status

Borneo Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Pale flax

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Borneo Fruit Bat	Pale flax
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Borneo Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pale flax

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).

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.