Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Dwarf round ray

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Urotrygon nana

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Dwarf round ray is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Dwarf round ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Urotrygonidae
Genus	Aproteles	Urotrygon
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Urotrygon nana

Evolutionary Relationship

Bulmer's Fruit Bat and Dwarf round ray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Dwarf round ray

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Dwarf round ray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dwarf round ray

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.