Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Chevron Snout

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Hypena lividalis

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Chevron Snout is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Chevron Snout
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Erebidae
Genus	Aproteles	Hypena
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Hypena lividalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Bulmer's Fruit Bat and Chevron Snout share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Chevron Snout

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Chevron Snout
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chevron Snout

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Portugal, South Africa, Sweden, and Yemen.

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.

Chevron Snout

The Chevron Snout (Hypena lividalis) is a species in the genus Hypena. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.