Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs dark crimson underwing

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Catocala sponsa

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while dark crimson underwing is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	dark crimson underwing
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)	Erebidae
Genus	Aproteles	Catocala
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Catocala sponsa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

dark crimson underwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	dark crimson underwing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

dark crimson underwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Ukraine.

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.