Borneo Fruit Bat vs Short-eared Possum

Aethalops aequalis compared with Trichosurus caninus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Borneo Fruit Bat	Short-eared Possum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Phalangeridae
Genus	Aethalops	Trichosurus
Species	Aethalops aequalis	Trichosurus caninus

Evolutionary Relationship

Borneo Fruit Bat and Short-eared Possum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Borneo Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Short-eared Possum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Borneo Fruit Bat	Short-eared Possum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Borneo Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Short-eared Possum

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.