Borneo Fruit Bat vs Tumbling Puffball

Aethalops aequalis compared with Bovista pila

Key Differences

• Borneo Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Tumbling Puffball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Borneo Fruit Bat	Tumbling Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Aethalops	Bovista
Species	Aethalops aequalis	Bovista pila

Conservation Status

Borneo Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Tumbling Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Borneo Fruit Bat	Tumbling Puffball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Borneo Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tumbling Puffball

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and 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.