Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Dingy Dowd

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Blastobasis adustella

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Dingy Dowd is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Dingy Dowd
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)	Blastobasidae
Genus	Aproteles	Blastobasis
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Blastobasis adustella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Dingy Dowd

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Dingy Dowd
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dingy Dowd

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 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.