Borneo Fruit Bat vs Redstem Cassava

Aethalops aequalis compared with Manihot rubricaulis

Key Differences

• Borneo Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Redstem Cassava is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Borneo Fruit Bat	Redstem Cassava
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)	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Aethalops	Manihot
Species	Aethalops aequalis	Manihot rubricaulis

Conservation Status

Borneo Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Redstem Cassava

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Borneo Fruit Bat	Redstem Cassava
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Borneo Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Redstem Cassava

Habitat

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

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.