Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Chestnut-backed Antbird

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Myrmeciza exsul

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Chestnut-backed Antbird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Chestnut-backed Antbird
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Thamnophilidae
Genus	Aproteles	Myrmeciza
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Myrmeciza exsul

Evolutionary Relationship

Bulmer's Fruit Bat and Chestnut-backed Antbird share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Chestnut-backed Antbird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Chestnut-backed Antbird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chestnut-backed Antbird

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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.

Chestnut-backed Antbird

The Chestnut-backed Antbird (Myrmeciza exsul) is a species in the genus Myrmeciza. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.