Buff-winged Starfrontlet vs Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Coeligena lutetiae compared with Aproteles bulmerae

Key Differences

• Buff-winged Starfrontlet is Least Concern while Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-winged Starfrontlet	Bulmer's Fruit Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Trochilidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Coeligena	Aproteles
Species	Coeligena lutetiae	Aproteles bulmerae

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-winged Starfrontlet and Bulmer's Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Buff-winged Starfrontlet

LC — Least Concern

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-winged Starfrontlet	Bulmer's Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buff-winged Starfrontlet

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Buff-winged Starfrontlet

A large, distinctive hummingbird with iridescent green upper parts and distinctive buff-colored wing patches visible in flight, buff-winged starfrontlets inhabit humid montane forests of Ecuador and southern Colombia at elevations between 1,500–3,600 meters. Males bear a glittering blue-green gorget and iridescent crown. They are primarily nectar feeders at large flowering trees and epiphytic bromeliads. Listed as Least Concern but sensitive to deforestation of Andean cloud forest.

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.