Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Chestnut-winged Starling

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Onychognathus fulgidus

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Chestnut-winged Starling is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Chestnut-winged Starling
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)	Sturnidae
Genus	Aproteles	Onychognathus
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Onychognathus fulgidus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Chestnut-winged Starling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Chestnut-winged Starling
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chestnut-winged Starling

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

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-winged Starling

The Chestnut-winged Starling (Onychognathus fulgidus) is a species in the genus Onychognathus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.