Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Chacoan Mara

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Dolichotis salinicola

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Chacoan Mara is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Chacoan Mara
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Caviidae
Genus	Aproteles	Dolichotis
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Dolichotis salinicola

Evolutionary Relationship

Bulmer's Fruit Bat and Chacoan Mara share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Chacoan Mara
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chacoan Mara

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.

Chacoan Mara

The Chacoan Mara (Dolichotis salinicola) is a species in the genus Dolichotis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.