Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs False Dotted Border

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Belenois thysa

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while False Dotted Border is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	False Dotted Border
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)	Pieridae
Genus	Aproteles	Belenois
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Belenois thysa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

False Dotted Border

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	False Dotted Border
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

False Dotted Border

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.