Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Cotoneaster Webworm

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Athrips rancidella

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Cotoneaster Webworm is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Cotoneaster Webworm
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)	Gelechiidae
Genus	Aproteles	Athrips
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Athrips rancidella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Cotoneaster Webworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cotoneaster Webworm

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, United Kingdom, and 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.