Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Fake round ray

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Urotrygon simulatrix

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Fake round ray is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Fake round ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Urotrygonidae
Genus	Aproteles	Urotrygon
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Urotrygon simulatrix

Evolutionary Relationship

Bulmer's Fruit Bat and Fake round ray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Fake round ray

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Fake round ray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fake round ray

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.