Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Elm leafminer

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Fenusa ulmi

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Elm leafminer is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Elm leafminer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Tenthredinidae
Genus	Aproteles	Fenusa
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Fenusa ulmi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Elm leafminer

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Elm leafminer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elm leafminer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.