Black Deerfly vs Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Chrysops sepulcralis compared with Aproteles bulmerae

Key Differences

• Black Deerfly is Least Concern while Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Deerfly	Bulmer's Fruit Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Tabanidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Chrysops	Aproteles
Species	Chrysops sepulcralis	Aproteles bulmerae

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Deerfly and Bulmer's Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black Deerfly

LC — Least Concern

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Deerfly	Bulmer's Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Deerfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black Deerfly

The Black Deerfly (Chrysops sepulcralis) is a species in the genus Chrysops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats. Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.