Borneo fruit bat
| Borneo fruit bat | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Pteropodidae |
| Genus: | Aethalops |
| Species: | A. aequalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Aethalops aequalis G. M. Allen, 1938 | |
| Borneo fruit bat range | |
The Borneo fruit bat (Aethalops aequalis) is a species of megabat found in the mountains of Borneo, specifically East Malaysia and Brunei. It is considered a subspecies of Aethalops alecto by some authors.
The Borneo fruit bat typically roosts in small groups in trees, under banana leaves, palm fronds and man-made structures.
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