Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Darkface arion

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Arion distinctus

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Darkface arion is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Darkface arion
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Arionidae
Genus	Aproteles	Arion
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Arion distinctus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Darkface arion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Darkface arion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Darkface arion

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (12 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

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.