Borneo Fruit Bat vs Silverfish

Aethalops aequalis compared with Ctenolepisma longicaudatum

Key Differences

• Borneo Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Silverfish is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Borneo Fruit Bat	Silverfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Zygentoma (Zygentoma)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Lepismatidae
Genus	Aethalops	Ctenolepisma
Species	Aethalops aequalis	Ctenolepisma longicaudatum

Evolutionary Relationship

Borneo Fruit Bat and Silverfish share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Borneo Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Silverfish

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Borneo Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silverfish

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Cyprus, Taiwan), Europe (11 countries), and North America (United States).

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.