Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Blarinella wardi

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Burmese Short-tailed Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Burmese Short-tailed Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Soricidae
Genus	Aproteles	Blarinella
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Blarinella wardi

Evolutionary Relationship

Bulmer's Fruit Bat and Burmese Short-tailed Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Burmese Short-tailed Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

The Burmese Short-tailed Shrew (Blarinella wardi) is a species in the genus Blarinella. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.