Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Cottonwool Gall

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Andricus quercusramuli

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Cottonwool Gall is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Cottonwool Gall
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)	Cynipidae
Genus	Aproteles	Andricus
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Andricus quercusramuli

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Cottonwool Gall

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cottonwool Gall

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.