Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs dingy mocha

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Cyclophora pendularia

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while dingy mocha is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	dingy mocha
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)	Geometridae
Genus	Aproteles	Cyclophora
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Cyclophora pendularia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

dingy mocha

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	dingy mocha
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

dingy mocha

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.