Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs False Serotine Bat

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Hesperoptenus doriae

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	False Serotine Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Aproteles	Hesperoptenus
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Hesperoptenus doriae

Evolutionary Relationship

Bulmer's Fruit Bat and False Serotine Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.