Borneo Fruit Bat vs Gray-headed Flying Fox

Aethalops aequalis compared with Pteropus poliocephalus

Key Differences

• Borneo Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Borneo Fruit Bat	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order same	Chiroptera (翼手目)	Chiroptera (翼手目)
Family same	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Aethalops	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Aethalops aequalis	Pteropus poliocephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

Borneo Fruit Bat and Gray-headed Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Family level: Pteropodidae. (Fruit Bats)

Conservation Status

Borneo Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Borneo Fruit Bat	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Borneo Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.