Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Elm Bent-wing

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Bucculatrix albedinella

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Elm Bent-wing is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Elm Bent-wing
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)	Bucculatricidae
Genus	Aproteles	Bucculatrix
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Bucculatrix albedinella

Evolutionary Relationship

Bulmer's Fruit Bat and Elm Bent-wing share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Elm Bent-wing

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Elm Bent-wing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elm Bent-wing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.