Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Cretan Festoon

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Zerynthia cretica

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Cretan Festoon is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Cretan Festoon
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)	Papilionidae
Genus	Aproteles	Zerynthia
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Zerynthia cretica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Cretan Festoon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Cretan Festoon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cretan Festoon

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Greece.

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.