Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Elder aphid

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Aphis sambuci

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Elder aphid is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Elder aphid
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Aphididae
Genus	Aproteles	Aphis
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Aphis sambuci

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Elder aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Elder aphid
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elder aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Estonia, Norway, Sweden, and 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.