Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs chinkapin

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Castanea pumila

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	chinkapin
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Fagaceae (Beech Family)
Genus	Aproteles	Castanea
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Castanea pumila

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

chinkapin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

chinkapin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.

chinkapin

The Chinkapin (Castanea pumila) is a species in the genus Castanea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.