Borneo Fruit Bat vs Tome's spiny rat

Aethalops aequalis compared with Proechimys semispinosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Borneo Fruit Bat	Tome's spiny rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Echimyidae
Genus	Aethalops	Proechimys
Species	Aethalops aequalis	Proechimys semispinosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Borneo Fruit Bat and Tome's spiny rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Borneo Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Tome's spiny rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Borneo Fruit Bat	Tome's spiny rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Borneo Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tome's spiny rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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.