Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Eastern Red Bat

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Lasiurus borealis

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Eastern Red Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Eastern Red Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Aproteles	Lasiurus
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Lasiurus borealis

Evolutionary Relationship

Bulmer's Fruit Bat and Eastern Red Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Eastern Red Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Eastern Red Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Eastern Red Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

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.