The Borneo fruit bat (Aethalops aequalis) is a small megabat of the family Pteropodidae that lives in the mountains of Borneo, in East Malaysia, Brunei and the Indonesian part of the island. The American zoologist Glover Morrill Allen described it in 1938 from a holotype collected in 1937 on Mount Kinabalu during the Harvard Primate Expedition. It has reddish-brown fur that is paler on the underside and longer along the back, and a long pointed snout. With a forearm of 42 to 46 millimetres it is one of the smallest Old World fruit bats. It roosts in small groups in trees, under banana leaves and palm fronds and in man-made structures, and it has not been recorded below about 550 metres above sea level. Some authors treat it as a subspecies of the pygmy fruit bat, but the current consensus keeps it separate. The IUCN lists it as least concern.
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Classification
System (Realm) ThreatsResidential and Commercial Development 1 ThreatsAgriculture and Aquaculture 1 ThreatsTransportation and Service Corridors 1 Relationship to People Living or Extinct Conservation Status Activity Pattern Connections
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The Borneo fruit bat is only found on the island of Borneo, where its range includes Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia.
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Source Borneo fruit bat (Wikipedia)Range and habitat, BruneiQuote, Range and habitat, Brunei
The Borneo fruit bat is only found on the island of Borneo, where its range includes Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia.
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Source Borneo fruit bat (Wikipedia)Range and habitat, IndonesiaQuote, Range and habitat, Indonesia
The Borneo fruit bat is only found on the island of Borneo, where its range includes Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia.
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Source Borneo fruit bat (Wikipedia)Range and habitat, MalaysiaQuote, Range and habitat, Malaysia
The Borneo fruit bat is only found on the island of Borneo, where its range includes Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia.
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1. Animal Diversity Web (University of Michigan Museum of Zoology): Animal Diversity Web: Aethalops aequalis
Animal Diversity Web (University of Michigan Museum of Zoology)Conservation Status, transportation-service-corridors
There is concern that in the future more deforestation may occur due to road construction, montane vacation home construction and the expansion of agriculture in the mountains of Borneo.
Conservation Status, residential-commercial-development
There is concern that in the future more deforestation may occur due to road construction, montane vacation home construction and the expansion of agriculture in the mountains of Borneo.
Conservation Status, agriculture-aquaculture
There is concern that in the future more deforestation may occur due to road construction, montane vacation home construction and the expansion of agriculture in the mountains of Borneo.
Food Habits, Primary Diet
Primary Diet herbivore herbivore frugivore frugivore
Behavior
Key Behaviors flies nocturnal nocturnal motile motile social social Home Range There is currently no information available about the home range size of Borneo fruit bats.
Habitat, Habitat Regions
terrestrial
Economic Importance for Humans: Positive, Positive Impacts
pollinates crops
View the Source 2. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 4265673: species profile of Aethalops aequalis
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"extinct": false
3. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 4265673: IUCN Red List category of Aethalops aequalis
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"category": "LEAST_CONCERN"
Borneo fruit bat (Wikipedia)
Range and habitat, Brunei
The Borneo fruit bat is only found on the island of Borneo, where its range includes Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia.
Range and habitat, Indonesia
The Borneo fruit bat is only found on the island of Borneo, where its range includes Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia.
Range and habitat, Malaysia
The Borneo fruit bat is only found on the island of Borneo, where its range includes Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia.
Child Taxon Of: Pteropodidae, Lead
The Borneo fruit bat (Aethalops aequalis) is a species of megabat found in the mountains of Borneo, specifically East Malaysia and Brunei.
In Group: Bats (Chiroptera), Lead
The Borneo fruit bat (Aethalops aequalis) is a species of megabat found in the mountains of Borneo, specifically East Malaysia and Brunei.
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