Borneo Fruit Bat vs Ornate Flying Fox

Aethalops aequalis compared with Pteropus ornatus

Key Differences

  • Borneo Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Borneo Fruit Bat Ornate Flying Fox
Kingdom same Animalia (สัตว์) Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง) Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class same Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม) Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order same Chiroptera (ค้างคาว) Chiroptera (ค้างคาว)
Family same Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus Aethalops Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species Aethalops aequalis Pteropus ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Borneo Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Borneo Fruit Bat Ornate Flying Fox
Diet — —
Average Lifespan — —
Average Length — —
Average Weight — —

Habitat & Geographic Range

Borneo Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ornate 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.

Ornate Flying Fox

No description available.

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