Borneo Fruit Bat vs East African little collared fruit bat

Aethalops aequalis compared with Myonycteris relicta

Key Differences

• Borneo Fruit Bat is Least Concern while East African little collared fruit bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Borneo Fruit Bat	East African little collared fruit bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family same	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Aethalops	Myonycteris
Species	Aethalops aequalis	Myonycteris relicta

Evolutionary Relationship

Borneo Fruit Bat and East African little collared fruit bat share a common ancestor at the Family level: Pteropodidae. (Fruit Bats)

Conservation Status

Borneo Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

East African little collared fruit bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Borneo Fruit Bat	East African little collared fruit bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Borneo Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

East African little collared fruit bat

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Kenya. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.