Bar-sided Darner vs Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Gynacantha mexicana compared with Aproteles bulmerae

Key Differences

• Bar-sided Darner is Least Concern while Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bar-sided Darner	Bulmer's Fruit Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Aeshnidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Gynacantha	Aproteles
Species	Gynacantha mexicana	Aproteles bulmerae

Evolutionary Relationship

Bar-sided Darner and Bulmer's Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bar-sided Darner

LC — Least Concern

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bar-sided Darner	Bulmer's Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bar-sided Darner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bar-sided Darner

The Bar-sided Darner (Gynacantha mexicana) is a species in the genus Gynacantha. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

The Bulmer's Fruit Bat (Aproteles bulmerae) is a species in the genus Aproteles. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.