Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs ear moth

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Amphipoea oculea

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while ear moth is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	ear moth
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)	Noctuidae
Genus	Aproteles	Amphipoea
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Amphipoea oculea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

ear moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	ear moth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

ear moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.