Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs corn leaf aphid

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Rhopalosiphum maidis

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while corn leaf aphid is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	corn leaf aphid
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Aphididae
Genus	Aproteles	Rhopalosiphum
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Rhopalosiphum maidis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

corn leaf aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	corn leaf aphid
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

corn leaf aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Cyprus, Taiwan), Europe (26 countries), and North America (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.