Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Duck Flea

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Ceratophyllus garei

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Duck Flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Duck Flea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Ceratophyllidae
Genus	Aproteles	Ceratophyllus
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Ceratophyllus garei

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Duck Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Duck Flea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Duck Flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.