Borneo Fruit Bat vs Taypau

Aethalops aequalis compared with Homalium taypau

Key Differences

• Borneo Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Taypau is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Borneo Fruit Bat	Taypau
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)	Salicaceae
Genus	Aethalops	Homalium
Species	Aethalops aequalis	Homalium taypau

Conservation Status

Borneo Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Taypau

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Borneo Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Taypau

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.