Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs cottony hydrangea scale

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Pulvinaria hydrangeae

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while cottony hydrangea scale is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	cottony hydrangea scale
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)	Coccidae
Genus	Aproteles	Pulvinaria
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Pulvinaria hydrangeae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

cottony hydrangea scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	cottony hydrangea scale
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

cottony hydrangea scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

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.