Borneo Fruit Bat vs Pygmy Fruit Bat

Aethalops aequalis compared with Aethalops alecto

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Borneo Fruit Bat	Pygmy Fruit Bat
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 same	Aethalops	Aethalops
Species	Aethalops aequalis	Aethalops alecto

Evolutionary Relationship

Borneo Fruit Bat and Pygmy Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Aethalops.

Conservation Status

Borneo Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Pygmy Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Borneo Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pygmy Fruit Bat

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.