Borneo Fruit Bat vs Mealy Tooth

Aethalops aequalis compared with Hydnellum ferrugineum

Key Differences

• Borneo Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Mealy Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Borneo Fruit Bat	Mealy Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Fungi (균계)
Phylum	Chordata (척삭동물)	Basidiomycota (담자균류)
Class	Mammalia (포유류)	Agaricomycetes (주름버섯강)
Order	Chiroptera (박쥐)	Thelephorales (사마귀버섯목)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Bankeraceae
Genus	Aethalops	Hydnellum
Species	Aethalops aequalis	Hydnellum ferrugineum

Conservation Status

Borneo Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mealy Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Borneo Fruit Bat	Mealy Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Borneo Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mealy Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. 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.