Borneo Fruit Bat vs Potto

Aethalops aequalis compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• Borneo Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Borneo Fruit Bat	Potto
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Lorisidae
Genus	Aethalops	Perodicticus
Species	Aethalops aequalis	Perodicticus potto

Evolutionary Relationship

Borneo Fruit Bat and Potto share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Borneo Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Borneo Fruit Bat	Potto
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Borneo Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Potto

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.