Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Eurasian Least Shrew

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Sorex minutissimus

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Eurasian Least Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Eurasian Least Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Soricidae
Genus	Aproteles	Sorex
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Sorex minutissimus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bulmer's Fruit Bat and Eurasian Least Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Eurasian Least Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Eurasian Least Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Eurasian Least Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Russia, 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.