Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Fan-tailed Widowbird

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Euplectes axillaris

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Fan-tailed Widowbird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Fan-tailed Widowbird
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Ploceidae
Genus	Aproteles	Euplectes
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Euplectes axillaris

Evolutionary Relationship

Bulmer's Fruit Bat and Fan-tailed Widowbird share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Fan-tailed Widowbird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Fan-tailed Widowbird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fan-tailed Widowbird

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United Kingdom.

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.