Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Confusing Bumble Bee

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Bombus perplexus

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Confusing Bumble Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Confusing Bumble Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Apidae (Bees)
Genus	Aproteles	Bombus
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Bombus perplexus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Confusing Bumble Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Confusing Bumble Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Confusing Bumble Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

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.